The Monticoli, the Montecchi of later legend, are a Veronese noble family at the head of the party opposed to the counts of San Bonifacio from the end of the twelfth century.
In 1200 the party's men hold the podesta's office in Ferrara (Tebaldo Turrisendi) and Treviso (Pietro di Remengarda), while Salinguerra Torelli of Ferrara is podesta of Verona: a linked set of offices among the factions of the March's cities. Ezzelino II is their friend.
Who he is
- Name
- Not pinned: the party's leaders in 1200 are not named in the sources checked; its members in office that year are Tebaldo Turrisendi (podesta of Ferrara) and his brother Pietro di Remengarda (podesta of Treviso)
- Title
- Leading family of a Veronese party
- Since
- Party active from the late twelfth century
- Family
- Monticoli, with the Turrisendi
- Confidence
- low
Treccani, Monticoli; DBI TORELLI, Salinguerra
Overlord
Citizens of Verona
What it holds
- Towers, houses and following in Verona
- Rural holdings not pinned
How it was acquired
Urban patricians risen in the commune.
Allies and rivals
Allies: Salinguerra Torelli of Ferrara, Ezzelino II. Rivals: the counts of San Bonifacio and later the Este.
How things stand that morning
In the ascendant in the March's offices that year (Treccani's reading of the 1200 podesta exchange). They will drive Azzo VI from Verona in June 1207 and be driven out in turn.
Military
Their armed following in the city.
Threats
- The counts' party and the Este
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.
- 1205-07Alliance with Salinguerra against the counts (1205, Treccani); expulsion of the counts and of Azzo VI, then their own expulsion (1207).Depends on: The Este taking the counts' side. Stopped by: A settlement between the parties.
Where the sources disagree
Evidence: The family is well known as a party name; its leaders and lands in 1200 are not.
On the map: An urban party, not drawn.
Primary sources for Verona
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.
- 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
- Charter book of the bishops of Trent (compiled 1207 to 1218; documents from the 11th century onward; edited 1852). The cartulary of the prince-bishops of Trent. Read online
- Documents on the older commercial and political history of the Republic of Venice, part 1, 814 to 1205 (documents of 814 to 1205, edited 1856). Venice's treaties and privileges in full text. Read online
Sources and studies
Last revised 4 November 2026. Published 4 November 2026. Suggest a correction on the OMNIA Discord.