Pordenone, the river port of the Noncello (Portus Naonis), is a small market town in the patriarch's land near the Treviso border.
Italian Wikipedia's history of the town says the Babenberg dukes of Austria and Styria, already lords of nearby Cordenons, obtained it from the lords of Castello, vassals of the patriarch, probably after 1221; older accounts put the Austrian lordship earlier, and English Wikipedia's article on Pellegrino II has the patriarch besieging Pordenone in 1201, which implies it was in hostile hands then. Its castle at the Motta is dated to about 1200, and the castle of Torre, seat of the lords of Ragogna, was built at the end of the twelfth century.
Who he is
- Name
- not pinned: most likely the lords of Castello, vassals of the patriarch; the Babenberg dukes of Austria and Styria (Leopold VI in 1200) took it from them probably after 1221, already holding Cordenons
- Title
- Lord of Pordenone
- Confidence
- low
Italian Wikipedia (Storia di Pordenone); English Wikipedia (Pordenone; Pellegrino II).
Overlord
The patriarch of Aquileia (if the lords of Castello hold it)
What it holds
- Pordenone town, its castle and the Noncello landing.
- The castle of Torre (lords of Ragogna) close by.
How things stand that morning
Holder not pinned; drawn inside the patriarch's ground with that caveat.
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.
- 1201Pellegrino II besieges Pordenone before his defeat on the Tagliamento (English Wikipedia, unsourced).Depends on: Pordenone being in hostile hands and the war continuing. Stopped by: A peace in 1200.
Where the sources disagree
- Italian Wikipedia dates the Babenberg lordship to after 1221; older accounts and English Wikipedia's siege of 1201 suggest an earlier hostile lord. Not resolved.
Evidence: Conflicting secondary accounts; no charter read.
Primary sources for Patriarchate of Aquileia
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.
- History of the doges of Venice (about 1229, with a continuation). The earliest surviving Venetian narrative close to the events. 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
- Storia di Pordenone (Italian Wikipedia)
- Pordenone (English Wikipedia)
- Pellegrino II of Aquileia (English Wikipedia)
Last revised 4 November 2026. Published 4 November 2026. Suggest a correction on the OMNIA Discord.