The leading vassal house of the bishops of Cremona and a nursery of consuls and podestà.
Their fiefs reach to Isola Dovarese and Grontardo in the Cremonese; they also hold property round Viadana and Correggioverde and land near Castelvetro across the Po. Isacco da Dovara, consul in 1196 and podestà of Ferrara in 1198, is one of the Lombard professional magistrates of the age; whether he is in Cremona on 1 January 1200 is not pinned.
Who he is
- Name
- not pinned; its most prominent member is Isacco da Dovara
- Title
- head of the family
- Since
- not pinned
- Family
- da Dovara, settled in Cremona about 1030, vassals of the bishops
- Confidence
- low
Isacco da Dovara: consul of Cremona in 1196 (it.wikipedia), podestà of Ferrara in 1198, of Reggio 1203-1204, of Bologna 1206-1207, of Pavia 1210, of Reggio 1214, of Parma 1216 (Menant); died 1230. Albertus de Dovara was podestà of Parma in 1206. Earlier: Oberto da Dovara, bishop of Cremona 1117-1162; Egidio, consul 1157; Anselmo at Legnano 1176.
Overlord
The bishop of Cremona (fiefs) and the commune of Cremona (citizens).
What it holds
- Episcopal fiefs reaching to Isola Dovarese and Grontardo
- property round Viadana and Correggioverde
- lands near Castelvetro Piacentino (Piacenza's side of the Po)
How it was acquired
Fiefs of the bishops of Cremona from the 11th century.
Allies and rivals
Bishop Sicard and the knights of the old city; enemies of the populus of Cittanova [inferred from their place among the milites].
How things stand that morning
A family of the Cremonese milites, holding the bishop's fiefs; their men serve as consuls in Cremona and podestà abroad.
Wealth
Farmland and tithes of the episcopal fiefs [not pinned].
Military
Knights and vassals of their fiefs [no figures].
Threats
- the populus of Cittanova
Where the sources disagree
Evidence: Offices well attested (Menant); landholding from an undated it.wikipedia summary.
On the map: The fiefs are said to 'reach to' these places; their exact bounds are not known.
Primary sources for Cremona
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
Last revised 4 November 2026. Published 4 November 2026. Suggest a correction on the OMNIA Discord.