A castle lordship in the Nestore valley between Perugia's contado and Todi's, held since about the year 1000 by the Bulgarelli, later called the counts of Marsciano.
They will put Marsciano under Perugia for protection against Todi, but only in the thirteenth century (it.wikipedia: 'towards the end of the 1200s'). On 1 January 1200 they are a free castle house on a contested border.
Who he is
- Name
- Not pinned (the family is named, no individual for 1200)
- Title
- Lords of Marsciano
- Family
- Bulgarelli, a house of Lombard origin, lords of Marsciano from about the year 1000 and later styled counts of Marsciano
- Confidence
- low
Overlord
The pope (the duchy and Perugia's sphere); no lord over them is pinned for 1200
What it holds
- The castle of Marsciano and its valley villages (details not pinned)
How it was acquired
Family fief since about 1000 (it.wikipedia).
Allies and rivals
Between Perugia, whose protection they later seek, and Todi, whom they fear.
How things stand that morning
Holding Marsciano for themselves under the pope's general lordship; nothing dated for that winter. Across the borders: Perugia's contado north and west, Todi's south and east.
Wealth
Farmland of the Nestore and the Tiber's west bank.
Military
A castle and its men.
Threats
- Todi
- Perugia's absorption
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.
- thirteenth century (beyond 1200)The Bulgarelli cede Marsciano to Perugia for protection against Todi.Depends on: Todi's pressure Stopped by: nothing in play in 1200
Where the sources disagree
Evidence: it.wikipedia gives the family and the later cession, no dated fact for 1200.
On the map: Drawn on the modern comune of Marsciano; the lordship's extent in 1200 is not pinned.
Primary sources for Papal State
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 Montecassino; Annals of Ceccano (Fossanova) (12th and early 13th centuries; Ceccano to 1217). Two sets of annals from either side of the papal and Sicilian frontier. Read online
- Chronicle of Richard of San Germano, Richard of San Germano (first version about 1216, enlarged to 1243). The fullest southern narrative of the Hohenstaufen kingdom, written by a notary on the border of the Terra di Lavoro. Read online
- Chronicle of Alberic of Trois-Fontaines, Alberic of Trois-Fontaines (about 1227 to 1241, at the Cistercian abbey of Trois-Fontaines in Champagne). The widest net of any Latin chronicle for 1200, compiled from dozens of sources, many now lost. Read online
- Chronicle of Andres, William of Andres (about 1220 to 1234). The chronicle and cartulary of a small abbey between Guines and Ardres, near the border of Flanders and Boulogne. Read online
- Chronicle of Burchard of Ursberg, Burchard of Ursberg (about 1229 to 1230, reworked by Conrad of Lichtenau). Written a generation later by a fierce partisan of the Staufen and a critic of Innocent III. Read online
- Chronicle of Robert of Auxerre, Robert of Auxerre (Robert of Saint-Marien) (about 1190 to 1211; continued at Saint-Marien to 1227). A universal chronicle whose last twenty years are contemporary and well informed from Burgundy and the Auxerrois. Read online
- Chronicle of Roger of Howden, Roger of Howden (about 1192 to 1201). The fullest single narrative for the year. Read online
- 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
12 more in the sources library for Southern Italy and the Islands.
Sources and studies
Last revised 4 November 2026. Published 4 November 2026. Suggest a correction on the OMNIA Discord.