Castiglioni

Who he is

Title

Lords of Castiglione Olona in the Seprio

Since

not pinned

Family

The family will give a pope: Goffredo da Castiglione, Celestine IV (1241). Its age and office in 1200 are not pinned.

Confidence

low

Wikipedia (it), Castiglioni (famiglia): founder Corrado da Castiglione, son of Berengario count of the Seprio, received a castle in the Seprio from the archbishop.

Overlord

The archbishop of Milan; within Milan's contado (the Seprio).

What it holds

• Castiglione Olona and its castle (by tradition)

How it was acquired

Archiepiscopal grant (date not pinned).

Allies and rivals

Archbishop's men.

How things stand that morning

Presumably holding Castiglione Olona; not documented for 1200.

Military

Castle of Castiglione. No figures.

Where the sources disagree

Evidence: Family tradition only.

On the map: Seat only.

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