Heirs of the counts palatine of the kingdom of Italy, who withdrew to the castle of Lomello after the Pavesi destroyed the royal palace in 1024 and gave their name to the Lomellina.
The commune of Pavia subjected them between 1140 and 1145 and made the count palatine Guido live in the city. Their palatine office is now largely honorary (making notaries, legitimising children, precedence, the right to carry the emperor's sword in Lombardy). They keep castles across the Lomellina as a kin group sworn to Pavia; the separate lines named after those castles took shape in the thirteenth century.
Who he is
- Name
- Not pinned: a kin group of counts; no member's name for 1199-1200 found
- Title
- Counts palatine (conti palatini) of Lomello
- Family
- In the thirteenth century the kin split into lines named after their castles; a list of 1311 names the Langosco, Sparvara, Ceretto, Santa Maria, Gambarana, Mede, Breme, Rosasco, Sant'Angelo and Nicorvo lines.
- Confidence
- low
Wikipedia (it), Conti palatini di Lomello.
Overlord
The commune of Pavia, which subjected them between 1140 and 1145; the Empire for the palatine title.
What it holds
- The palatine title
- Castles in the Lomellina (the later line seats: Langosco, Sparvara, Ceretto, Santa Maria, Gambarana, Mede, Breme, Rosasco, Sant'Angelo, Nicorvo); which were theirs in 1200 is not pinned
How it was acquired
Inheritance from the counts palatine (eleventh century).
Allies and rivals
Bound to Pavia since 1140-45.
How things stand that morning
Counts and castle-holders in the Lomellina, under Pavia's commune; no sign of them acting on their own in 1199-1200.
Wealth
Rural lordships of the Lomellina.
Military
Their castles and knights serve Pavia. No figures.
Threats
- Milanese raids into the Lomellina during the war of 1200-1201
Where the sources disagree
Evidence: The subjection of 1140-45 and the 1311 list are sourced; nothing for 1200.
On the map: The castles are those named for the lines in 1311; the holdings of 1200 are not pinned.
Primary sources for Pavia
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.