Rawa country

Who he is

Name

not named for 1199-1200

Title

castellan (kasztelan) for the duke

Since

not pinned

Born

not pinned

Family

not pinned

Confidence

low

Wikipedia (en): Duchy of Masovia

Overlord

the duke of Masovia (Konrad, under his mother's regency)

What it holds

• The villages round Rawa and Biała

How it was acquired

An office held at the duke's pleasure; the castellan keeps the castle, leads its levy, judges and collects the dues of the district.

Allies and rivals

The palatine and the other castellans; the great families of the district.

How things stand that morning

Masovian ground held for Konrad; its castle and officer in 1200 not pinned.

Wealth

The district's dues in kind and services, the market and toll at the castle, and the duke's share of court fines.

Military

The castle levy of the district under the castellan; no numbers known.

Where the sources disagree

Evidence: Rawa's first record is later than 1200 (13th century); this record exists so that the ground is not left blank.

On the map: Drawn round Rawa for the map; not a castle district of 1200.

Primary sources for Masovia and Kuyavia

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 the Poles, by Master Vincent (Wincenty Kadłubek), Wincenty Kadłubek (about 1190 to 1208). Book 4 is a contemporary's account of the fight for the senior throne of Kraków. Read online
• The annals of the Kraków chapter and the other Polish annals (kept from the 11th century; the Kraków chapter annals continued to 1266). Short dated entries that fix the chronology Kadłubek blurs: the deaths of dukes and bishops, Mieszko the Old's captures of Kraków, Prussian raids on Masovia, church consecrations. Read online