A family of the archbishop's lesser vassals (valvassori) at Rosate, one of the old chief places of the Burgaria on the road from Milan toward the Ticino and Pavia.
They built the fortress that grew into the castle, collect and sub-enfeoff the tithes of the pieve (from 1180), and keep the borgo whose weekly market was granted in 1190. Their fortress faces Pavia: Frederick I attacked it in 1159 and 1167, and Pavia's army will attack it in 1200.
Who he is
- Title
- Valvassori (lesser vassals) of the archbishop of Milan at Rosate
- Since
- Sub-enfeoffing the tithes of the pieve of Rosate from 1180
- Confidence
- medium
Wikipedia (it), Rosate: the Avogadri settled in the borgo and began the fortress; as valvassori of the archbishops they sub-enfeoffed the collection of the pieve's tithes from 1180. In 1239 the archbishop's lands at Rosate will pass to the Pusterla.
Overlord
The archbishop of Milan; within Milan's contado.
What it holds
- The fortress of Rosate
- The tithes of the pieve of Rosate, held of the archbishop and sub-enfeoffed (from 1180)
How it was acquired
Archiepiscopal fief (date not pinned).
Allies and rivals
The archbishop and Milan; Pavia's army across the frontier.
How things stand that morning
Holding Rosate on Milan's frontier with Pavia.
Wealth
Tithes, the weekly market (1190), the lands of the pieve.
Military
The fortress of Rosate. No figures.
Threats
- Pavia's attack on the fortress during 1200
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.
- during 1200 (month not pinned)Pavia's army attacks the fortress of Rosate.Depends on: The war between Milan and Pavia continuing. Stopped by: A truce.
Where the sources disagree
Evidence: Italian Wikipedia's account with dated points (1159, 1167, 1180, 1190, 1200, 1239).
On the map: Seat only; the pieve's lands are not drawn.
Primary sources for Milan
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 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 Lombard city annals of Piacenza, Milan, Cremona, Parma, Mantua and Verona (kept in the 12th and 13th centuries). The communes' own year lists. 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.