A small county of the plain between the Massico hills, Sessa and the lower Volturno, on the road from Capua to the Garigliano.
Its count Richard fought for Tancred in 1192 and fell into Diepold's hands. Who held the county on 1 January 1200, and for whom, is not recorded in the sources seen; it lies between the count of Fondi's Sessa and the king's Capua.
Who he is
- Name
- Not pinned for 1199-1200. The last count named in the sources seen is Richard of Carinola, Tancred's man, who marched on San Germano in 1192 and was taken by Diepold near Capua and held at Rocca d'Arce (Richard of San Germano).
- Title
- Count of Carinola
- Since
- Not pinned
- Born
- Not pinned
- Family
- Not pinned
- Confidence
- low
Richard of San Germano (1192).
Overlord
The king.
What it holds
- Carinola, castle and bishopric
- The villages of the plain below the Massico [not pinned]
Allies and rivals
Neighbours: the count of Fondi at Sessa; the king's Capua; Diepold, who once held its count prisoner.
How things stand that morning
In the kingdom; holder and side not pinned.
Wealth
The Falernian wine country of the Massico slopes and the plain.
Military
Not documented.
Threats
- Diepold's party at Sessa and Teano next door
Places of note
- Carinola: Castle and bishop's town
Where the sources disagree
Evidence: One dated episode (1192); nothing for 1199-1200.
On the map: The county's bounds in 1200 are not documented.
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.