Jerichow stands on the east bank of the Elbe opposite Tangermünde.
The counts of Stade held the land in 1144, when Hartwig of Stade founded a Premonstratensian house there with canons from Magdeburg's Our Lady; the canons moved away from the noisy market in 1148 and finished their great brick church in 1172. A motte castle with a double ditch stood on the castle hill in the 12th century. After the Stade inheritance was fought over by Henry the Lion and the church of Bremen, the land of Jerichow appears later as the archbishop of Magdeburg's; the margraves' lands of Tangermünde and Schollene flank it.
Who holds the castle on 1 January 1200 is not pinned: it is coloured here as Magdeburg's.
Who he is
- Name
- not pinned (the archbishop of Magdeburg or the margrave of Brandenburg)
- Title
- Lord of the castle and land of Jerichow
- Since
- not pinned
- Confidence
- low
de.wikipedia (Jerichow; Kloster Jerichow): the house was founded in 1144 on lands of the counts of Stade by Hartwig of Stade, cathedral provost of Bremen; the lordship in 1200 is not stated.
What it holds
- Jerichow castle (motte) and market
- Advocacy over the Premonstratensian house: not pinned
Allies and rivals
The provostship of Jerichow (Church map); the Plotho lords to the south.
How things stand that morning
Not pinned between the archbishop and the margrave; both back Philip, so the question matters for lordship, not for the throne war.
Wealth
The market by the Elbe crossing to Tangermünde.
Military
The motte castle. No figures.
Places of note
- Jerichow castle and house: Motte castle; Premonstratensian church finished 1172.
Where the sources disagree
Evidence: The holder in 1200 is not in the sources reached.
On the map: Colour chosen as Magdeburg's from the later position; the margrave's claim is equally possible.
Primary sources for Magdeburg
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.
- Annals of Pegau; Annals of Magdeburg (12th and 13th centuries; Pegau continued to 1227). The annals of the Wettin lands and of Magdeburg. Read online
- Chronicle of the Lauterberg (Petersberg near Halle), Konrad of Lauterberg (about 1225). The house chronicle of the Wettin foundation on the Lauterberg, sharp-tongued and well informed on Saxony, Meissen and Magdeburg. Read online
- Chronicle of Reinhardsbrunn; Chronicle of St Peter's, Erfurt (Erfurt chronicle in the 13th century; Reinhardsbrunn compilation about 1340 to 1349 from older annals). The two Thuringian chronicles. Read online
- Chronicle of the Slavs, by Arnold of Lübeck, Arnold of Lübeck (about 1209 to 1210). Arnold continues Helmold and writes from Lübeck, close to Danish, Welf and Baltic affairs. Read online
- Royal Chronicle of Cologne (in stages from about 1175 to about 1250; the section on 1198 to 1220 written soon after the events). The fullest German narrative of the throne war from the Welf and Cologne side. Read online
- Deeds of the archbishops of Magdeburg (main text to 1142, continued in the 13th and 14th centuries). The Magdeburg house history, with a continuation covering Archbishop Ludolf of Kroppenstedt (1192 to 1205), a firm supporter of Philip who hosted the king's Christmas court at Magdeburg on 25 December 1199. Read online
- The political songs of Walther von der Vogelweide, 1198 to 1201, Walther von der Vogelweide (about 1198 to 1201). Three stanzas of the Reichston, composed between 1198 and 1201 after Walther left Vienna, lament the disorder of the double election and call on Philip to take the crown. Read online
Sources and studies
Last revised 4 November 2026. Published 4 November 2026. Suggest a correction on the OMNIA Discord.