Wolbórz, south-east of Łódź and far from the cathedral at Włocławek, became a seat of the bishops of Kujawy in the 1120s and remained their chief estate in the south.
It is the see's lordship of note. Włocławek itself had a ducal castellany, mint and customs house in the 12th century, so the bishop's rights there in 1200 are not pinned and it is not drawn.
Who holds it
- Name
- Not pinned (Stefan, attested 1187-1198, is the last bishop on record before 1200)
- Title
- Bishop of Kujawy (Włocławek)
- Confidence
- low
Wikipedia's list of bishops has Stefan attested 1187-1198 and no bishop pinned for 1199-1202, so the see may be held by Stefan or be newly filled on 1 January 1200.
What it holds
- Wolbórz: the bishops' estate, castellany seat and residence since the 1120s
- Not pinned: the bishop's rights in the cathedral town of Włocławek
How it was acquired
Ducal grant about the 1120s, when the see was settled at Włocławek.
How things stand that morning
Held, so far as known; who heads the see that morning is not pinned.
Wealth
Land rents in central Poland.
Threats
- Ducal dues and services on church land
- A possible vacancy or new election (not pinned)
Advocates and rivals
The dukes of Kujawy-Masovia and of Łęczyca; the archbishop of Gniezno as metropolitan.
Where the sources disagree
Evidence: Wikipedia only (Wolbórz; Włocławek; the diocese's list of bishops).
On the map: The modern commune stands in for the estate.
Primary sources for Kraków (Mieszko III)
Chronicles, registers, sagas and inscriptions written in or near 1200 that cover this entry. Each has its own page with editions, translations and where to read it.
- Chronicle of the Poles, by Master Vincent (Wincenty Kadłubek), Wincenty Kadłubek (about 1190 to 1208). Book 4 is a contemporary's account of the fight for the senior throne of Kraków. Read online
- The annals of the Kraków chapter and the other Polish annals (kept from the 11th century; the Kraków chapter annals continued to 1266). Short dated entries that fix the chronology Kadłubek blurs: the deaths of dukes and bishops, Mieszko the Old's captures of Kraków, Prussian raids on Masovia, church consecrations. Read online
- The Hypatian Chronicle (the Kievan Chronicle compiled about 1200 at the Vydubichi monastery; the Galician-Volhynian Chronicle in the 13th century). The southern record. Read online
- The Book of Census of the Roman Church, Cencius Camerarius (Cencio Savelli, later Pope Honorius III) (1192, with later additions). The papal rent roll: every church, monastery, town and kingdom that owed a census to Rome in 1192, diocese by diocese, with the sums, followed by lists of papal lands and castles, the ceremonial Ordo and copies of charters. Read online
- The Registers of Pope Innocent III for 1199 to 1201, Innocent III and the papal chancery (22 February 1199 to 21 February 1201). The pope's outgoing letters for the year, in his chancery's own copy, touching nearly every realm in the atlas. Read online
Sources and studies
Last revised 4 November 2026. Published 4 November 2026. Suggest a correction on the OMNIA Discord.