A branch of the Ugoni counts with its castle at Casaloldo, between Asola and Castel Goffredo on the Brescian and Mantuan border.
Count Alberto is the leader of Brescia's knights; on 1 January 1200 he still works with his kinsman Narisio of Montichiari, but by December 1200 they are enemies and Alberto's knights turn to Cremona. The family later moves its weight to Mantua.
Who he is
- Name
- Alberto (I) of Casaloldo
- Title
- count of Casaloldo
- Since
- not pinned
- Family
- Ugoni-Longhi
- Confidence
- medium
Leader of the Brescian knights (Society of the Militi) in 1200-1201; later allied with Vifredo Gonfalonieri and driven into exile; consul of Mantua with Azzo of Mosio in 1203; guarantor of the peace of 1213 with Narisio and Iacopo Poncarali; witness with Narisio at Capua on 4 March 1211. His age and family on 1 January 1200 are not pinned.
Overlord
Citizens of Brescia; active in Mantua's offices from 1203.
What it holds
- Casaloldo and its castle (taken by Frederick II in 1237) [held by the counts in 1200: medium]
- houses and standing in Brescia; influence in Mantua (consul 1203)
How it was acquired
Ugoni inheritance (the 1107 donation of Matilde of Desenzano lists the family's lands at Asola, Mosio, Montichiari, Marcaria, Calcinato and Lonato).
Allies and rivals
The Brescian knights; Cremona (from December 1200); kin and rival of Narisio of Montichiari; quarrels with the Brusati in 1201.
How things stand that morning
A leading Brescian magnate, not yet in revolt.
Wealth
Lands round Casaloldo and Asola [not pinned].
Military
His vassals and the knights' society he leads.
Threats
- the people's party under Narisio
- the commune's pressure on the counts' rights
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.
- autumn 1200Feud with Narisio; the knights leave Brescia.Depends on: the quarrel Stopped by: a settlement
- December 1200Alliance of the Brescian knights with Cremona.Depends on: the split Stopped by: reconciliation
Where the sources disagree
- Casaloldo lies in today's province of Mantua; in 1200 we take it as Brescian ground, like Asola and Mosio nearby [low].
Evidence: it.wikipedia (Ugoni-Longhi) and Winkelmann for 1200-1201; the castle's holder in 1200 is inferred.
On the map: Drawn as the modern comune.
Primary sources for Brescia
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
Sources and studies
- it.wikipedia, Ugoni-Longhi
- E. Winkelmann, Otto IV., ch. III 'Reichsitalien vor der Kaiserkrönung Otto's IV.' (Jahrbücher der deutschen Geschichte), citing the Annales Cremonenses and Odorici
- it.wikipedia, Mosio
Last revised 4 November 2026. Published 4 November 2026. Suggest a correction on the OMNIA Discord.