The Dobrzyń land lies on the right bank of the Vistula opposite Kuyavia, bounded by the Drwęca on the north and the Skrwa on the east.
It was part of Masovia under Bolesław III's will of 1138 and is governed from the castle of Dobrzyń on the high Vistula bank. Its northern edge on the Drwęca faces the Chełmno land and, upstream, the Prussian frontier. In 1228 Konrad gives Dobrzyń to the German knights of the Order of Dobrzyń. No castellan is named for 1200.
Who he is
- Name
- not named for 1199-1200
- Title
- castellan (kasztelan) for the duke
- Since
- not pinned
- Born
- not pinned
- Family
- not pinned
- Confidence
- low
Wikipedia (en): Dobrzyń Land
Overlord
the duke of Masovia (Konrad, under his mother's regency)
What it holds
- The castle of Dobrzyń on the Vistula
- The villages of the Dobrzyń land to Rypin and the Drwęca
How it was acquired
An office held at the duke's pleasure; the castellan keeps the castle, leads its levy, judges and collects the dues of the district.
Allies and rivals
The palatine and the other castellans; the great families of the district.
How things stand that morning
Held for Konrad; castellan not named; no raid recorded that winter.
Wealth
The district's dues in kind and services, the market and toll at the castle, and the duke's share of court fines.
Military
The castle levy of the district under the castellan; no numbers known.
Threats
- Prussian raids across the Drwęca
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.
- 1228 (after this year)Konrad founds the Order of Dobrzyń and gives it the castle.Depends on: the Prussian war going badly Stopped by: a quiet frontier
Where the sources disagree
Evidence: en.wikipedia Dobrzyń Land gives only the 1138 allotment and the 1228 Order; the castellany of 1200 is not documented in the sources reached.
On the map: The district is drawn round its castle with the places named; castle districts were rights over the people of a group of villages, and their 1200 edges are not known.
Primary sources for Masovia and Kuyavia
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 the Poles, by Master Vincent (Wincenty Kadłubek), Wincenty Kadłubek (about 1190 to 1208). Book 4 is a contemporary's account of the fight for the senior throne of Kraków. Read online
- The annals of the Kraków chapter and the other Polish annals (kept from the 11th century; the Kraków chapter annals continued to 1266). Short dated entries that fix the chronology Kadłubek blurs: the deaths of dukes and bishops, Mieszko the Old's captures of Kraków, Prussian raids on Masovia, church consecrations. Read online
Sources and studies
Last revised 4 November 2026. Published 4 November 2026. Suggest a correction on the OMNIA Discord.