Bishops' city lordships · Kingdom of Croatia and Dalmatia · as at first light, 1 January 1200

Zagreb (Kaptol)

The bishop and his canons rule Kaptol, the church settlement on the hill next to Gradec, which is not yet a free royal town.

The see also holds estates such as Kemenic and collects tithes and the marturina tax across Slavonia. On 1 January 1200 Slavonia is under Emeric, Duke Andrew having fled to Austria after his defeat at Rád in the summer of 1199.

Who holds it

Name
Dominic
Title
Bishop of Zagreb
Since
by 1193
Confidence
high

The first bishop of Zagreb whose name the records give often. In 1193 he won back the land of Kemenic from royal castle warriors and received the tithes of Krapina, Okić and Pogoria; in 1199 he won the right to collect the marturina, prebend and descensus (lodging) dues in his diocese. He witnesses Emeric's charters from 1199 to 1201 and is last mentioned in 1201; dead before 1205.

What it holds

  • Kaptol: the bishop's residence, the cathedral and the canons' settlement, under church rule
  • The land of Kemenic (won back in 1193)
  • Tithes of Krapina, Okić and Pogoria (1193); the marturina, prebend and descensus dues in the diocese (1199)

How it was acquired

St Ladislaus founded the see about 1094; later royal grants.

How things stand that morning

Held.

Wealth

Tithes and the marturina (a tax once paid in marten skins); estates in Slavonia.

Threats

  • Andrew's return as duke of Croatia and Dalmatia in 1200
  • Royal officials contesting church land

Advocates and rivals

Gradec, the neighbouring settlement; royal castle warriors over land; Duke Andrew, whose return to Croatia is expected.

What the year holds

What happened next, if nothing in play changes it. Each event carries what it depends on and what would stop it.

  1. 1200 (not pinned)Emeric assigns the collection of the revenues of the Čazma estate to the see.Depends on: Royal favour continuing. Stopped by: A break between bishop and king.
  2. 1200 (not pinned)A papal legate reconciles Emeric and Andrew; Andrew returns to Croatia and Dalmatia and rules them as duke, minting coin and granting land.Depends on: Both brothers accepting the legate's terms. Stopped by: A new rising by Andrew, or Emeric refusing terms. (Andrew rebels again and is taken at Varaždin in October 1203.)

Places of note

  • Zagreb cathedral: Cathedral on Kaptol, consecrated 1217

Where the sources disagree

  • The campaign notes call Dominic 'Emeric's man'. Wikipedia says he mostly stayed neutral between Emeric and Andrew, seeking good relations with both for the diocese's sake, though he witnesses Emeric's charters throughout 1199-1201. Source: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Dominic_(bishop_of_Zagreb)

Evidence: Dominic's grants are from Wikipedia; Kaptol's church rule from Wikipedia's article on Kaptol. The Croatian Encyclopedia entry on Kaptol could not be read (rate limit).

On the map: A small disc for Kaptol; the see's estates are not drawn.

Primary sources for Croatia and Dalmatia

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.

Sources and studies

  1. Dominic (bishop of Zagreb) (en.wikipedia)
  2. Kaptol, Zagreb (en.wikipedia)
  3. Andrew II of Hungary (en.wikipedia)

Last revised 4 November 2026. Published 4 November 2026. Suggest a correction on the OMNIA Discord.