The Buondelmonti once held the castle of Montebuoni on the road south from Florence toward Impruneta and the Val di Greve; Florence razed it in 1135 and drew the family into the city, where they hold towers and keep estates in the Val di Greve and round Impruneta.
The murder of Buondelmonte dei Buondelmonti, which later legend makes the start of the city's great feud, is 1216: not yet.
Who he is
- Name
- The Buondelmonti kindred; head in 1200 not pinned
- Title
- Former castle lords of Montebuoni, now a Florentine city family
- Family
- Buondelmonti
- Confidence
- low
Standard Florentine history: Florence razed Montebuoni in 1135 and brought the family into the city; no 1200 member found in the sources reached.
Overlord
The commune of Florence.
What it holds
- Estates round Montebuoni, Impruneta and the Val di Greve
- Towers in Florence
How it was acquired
Old castle lineage, brought into the city after 1135.
Allies and rivals
Within the Florentine nobility; their later enemies the Amidei and Uberti are fellow consular families in 1200.
How things stand that morning
A city family under the commune.
Wealth
Rural estates and city property.
Military
Knights of the city host.
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.
- 1200No dated event known.Depends on: nothing Stopped by: nothing
Places of note
- Montebuoni: Site of the castle razed by Florence in 1135
Where the sources disagree
Evidence: Included for the castle and the later feud; nothing pinned for 1200.
On the map: Symbolic; the estates lie inside Florence's contado.
Primary sources for Florence
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 Pisa, by Bernardo Maragone, with continuation, Bernardo Maragone (1160s to 1175, continued to 1192). Pisa's official annals stop in 1175 and their continuation in 1192, so there is no Pisan narrative for 1200 itself. Read online
Sources and studies
Last revised 4 November 2026. Published 4 November 2026. Suggest a correction on the OMNIA Discord.