A knightly family of episcopal vassals in Brescia, named from Martinengo in the Bergamasque plain, which will become one of the great Brescian houses.
In 1200 it is one of the bishop's vassal families among the city's milites; its holdings that winter are not pinned.
Who he is
- Title
- family
- Since
- not pinned
- Family
- da Martinengo
- Confidence
- low
A Lanfranco de Martinengo appears in 1023 and 1032, linked by some scholars with the Gisalbertini counts of Bergamo; in the 12th century the family left the Bergamo country for Brescia as vassals of the bishop of Brescia. No member, office or castle of theirs is pinned for 1199-1200 in our sources; Laudarengo Martinengo is podestà of Mantua in 1227 and Corrado podestà of Bovegno in 1231.
Overlord
The bishop of Brescia (fiefs); citizens of Brescia.
What it holds
- fiefs of the bishop of Brescia [not pinned]
How it was acquired
Episcopal fiefs from the 12th century.
Allies and rivals
The Brescian knights [inferred].
How things stand that morning
Not pinned beyond their place among the bishop's vassals.
Where the sources disagree
Evidence: Only general family history (it.wikipedia, Martinengo).
On the map: Not drawn: no holding is pinned for 1200; the village of Martinengo lies in the Bergamasque plain under Bergamo.
Primary sources for Brescia
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.