Andria, on the edge of the Murge behind Barletta and Trani, was the seat of Count Roger, William II's great constable and master justiciar, who claimed the throne in 1190 and was killed by Tancred's men that year.
Who held the county afterwards is unclear: one list names a Robert of Calagio from 1190 to after 1200, and the pope's grant of Andria to his cousin James the marshal in 1201-1202, which James could not make good, suggests a holder or a party in the town that resisted. On 1 January 1200 the holder is not pinned.
Who he is
- Name
- Not pinned: it.wikipedia names a Robert of Calagio (Roberto di Calagio) as count from 1190 to after 1200, unconfirmed elsewhere
- Title
- Count of Andria
- Since
- not pinned
- Family
- not pinned
- Confidence
- low
The great count Roger of Andria, Tancred's rival for the throne and master justiciar of Apulia, was killed by Tancred's party in 1190. it.wikipedia's list then gives 'Roberto di Calagio, dal 1190 a dopo il 1200'. Federiciana (Puglia): the pope sent his maternal cousin James the marshal with Walter of Brienne, and James was granted the county of Andria (1201-1202) but could not keep it.
Overlord
The king under the regency.
What it holds
- The town of Andria
- Minervino, a fief of the county in the 1160s (Catalogus Baronum: Minorbinum); in 1200 not pinned
Allies and rivals
Neighbours: the royal cities of Barletta and Trani, Canosa, the Basilicata (cal) to the south-west.
How things stand that morning
Holder not pinned; no fighting at Andria recorded that winter.
Wealth
Grain, olive oil, almonds and sheep of the Murge. No figures.
Military
Andria's walls and the count's castle (later rebuilt). No numbers.
Threats
- A papal grant to the pope's kin (James the marshal, 1201-1202)
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.
- 1201-1202The pope's cousin James the marshal is granted the county of Andria, but fails to keep it.Depends on: Walter of Brienne's campaign Stopped by: Brienne's defeat or a deal with the present holder
Places of note
- Andria: Seat of the county
Where the sources disagree
Evidence: Holder unconfirmed (it.wikipedia only); James's grant from the Federiciana.
On the map: Very rough: holder and extent not pinned.
Primary sources for Sicily
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 Montecassino; Annals of Ceccano (Fossanova) (12th and early 13th centuries; Ceccano to 1217). Two sets of annals from either side of the papal and Sicilian frontier. Read online
- Chronicle of Richard of San Germano, Richard of San Germano (first version about 1216, enlarged to 1243). The fullest southern narrative of the Hohenstaufen kingdom, written by a notary on the border of the Terra di Lavoro. Read online
- Annals of Genoa, by Caffaro and his continuators, with Ogerio Pane for 1197 to 1219, Ogerio Pane and the other official annalists of Genoa (year by year under the commune's authority; the 1197 to 1219 section by Ogerio Pane). The official record of the commune. Read online
- Chronicle of Burchard of Ursberg, Burchard of Ursberg (about 1229 to 1230, reworked by Conrad of Lichtenau). Written a generation later by a fierce partisan of the Staufen and a critic of Innocent III. Read online
- Chronicle of Otto of St Blasien, Otto of St Blasien (about 1209 to 1210). A Swabian continuation of Otto of Freising written from the Staufen side. Read online
- Chronicle of Roger of Howden, Roger of Howden (about 1192 to 1201). The fullest single narrative for the year. Read online
- Chronicle of Sicard, bishop of Cremona, Sicard of Cremona (about 1210 to 1213). A universal chronicle whose last part is a well-placed eyewitness account by a Lombard bishop who served emperors and popes. Read online
- The Deeds of Innocent III, Anonymous (a curial official, perhaps Peter of Benevento) (about 1208 to 1209). The curia's own account of the pontificate's first decade, with letters copied in. Read online
7 more in the sources library for Southern Italy and the Islands.
Sources and studies
Last revised 4 November 2026. Published 4 November 2026. Suggest a correction on the OMNIA Discord.