Olomouc

Who holds it

Name

Jan Bavor

Title

Bishop of Olomouc

Since

1199

Confidence

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Bishop 1199-1201, between Engelbert of Brabant (1194-1199) and Robert (1201-1240), per GCatholic and the English Wikipedia. Nothing more is pinned.

What it holds

• Olomouc: the cathedral on the castle hill
• Kroměříž: bought by Bishop Jan II between 1107 and 1125 (first certain mention in Jindřich Zdík's deed of 1141); a village estate until Bishop Bruno's market and walls after 1256
• Other estates in Moravia (not pinned for 1200)

How it was acquired

Purchase of Kroměříž in the early 12th century; ducal grants.

How things stand that morning

A short pontificate; nothing live is pinned.

Wealth

Estates and tithes.

Advocates and rivals

The Přemyslid margrave of Moravia, Vladislav Henry, Ottokar's brother.

Where the sources disagree

• The campaign notes leave Olomouc unnamed. GCatholic and the English Wikipedia give Jan Bavor as bishop 1199-1201.

Evidence: Holder from GCatholic and the English Wikipedia; the lordship from the history of Kroměříž.

On the map: The modern Kroměříž municipality overstates the 1200 village estate.

Primary sources for Moravia

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.

• Annals of Jarloch (Gerlach), abbot of Milevsko, Jarloch of Milevsko (about 1200 to 1220). The last Bohemian narrative before 1200, continuing Vincentius of Prague. Read online
• The Austrian and Salzburg annals (kept in the 12th and 13th centuries, with continuations to the late 13th century). A family of monastic annals from Austria, Styria and Salzburg, printed together. Read online
• Charters and letters of the kingdom of Bohemia, volume 2, 1198 to 1230 (documents of 1198 to 1230, edited 1912). The critical edition of every Bohemian and Moravian charter and letter from Ottokar I's accession to 1230.