Castellane

Who he is

Name

Boniface (III) of Castellane, or his son (not pinned)

Title

Baron of Castellane

Since

not pinned

Born

not pinned

Family

Boniface III submitted in 1189; his grandson Boniface IV is lord in 1226 and married Agnes Spata, heiress of Riez. The generation between is not named in the sources checked.

Confidence

low

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Overlord

The count of Provence, since the homage of October 1189

What it holds

• Castellane and the upper Verdon
• Salernes and Villecroze in the hills of the upper Var
• Some two dozen other places (as listed in the homage of 1226)

How it was acquired

Hereditary since the eleventh century (a Boniface is attested in 1089).

Allies and rivals

Rival and vassal of the count of Provence since 1189. Ties to the Fos and the Baux come later.

How things stand that morning

Holds his barony under the 1189 homage; no part in the 1199 war is recorded.

Wealth

Mountain pasture, transhumance routes, tolls on the roads from the coast to the Alps.

Military

The rock of Castellane (Le Roc) and hill castles.

Threats

• The count's growing grip on justice

Places of note

• Castellane: Seat of the barony

Where the sources disagree

Evidence: The 1189 siege is attested; the holder in 1200 is not.

On the map: Rough: the barony's two dozen places are not all named for 1200.

Primary sources for Provence

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.

• Deeds of the Counts of Barcelona, Anonymous (monks of Santa Maria de Ripoll) (first version 1162 to 1184; continued in the later 13th century; final version 1303 to 1314). The house chronicle of the counts of Barcelona.
• The Great Book of Fiefs, Various; compiled by Ramon de Caldes for Alfonso II of Aragon (compiled 1192 to 1194). The register of the count-king's feudal rights, finished a few years before 1200 and in use at Peter II's court: some 900 charters of homage, convention, oath, sale and marriage arranged by county and lineage, covering Catalonia, Roussillon, Cerdanya, Pallars, Urgell, the Carcassonne and Beziers lands of the Trencavels, Provence and Aragon.