The western Marsica guards the Valeria road where it leaves the Papal State: Carsoli faces the abbey of Subiaco's lands and the Sabina, and Tagliacozzo stands at the head of the Palentine plain towards Albe.
In the 1140s the old county of the Marsi was split into Albe, Celano and Carsoli; Tagliacozzo is said to have passed to the de Ponte family in 1173, and much of the Carsoli country had been given away over the centuries to Farfa, Subiaco and Montecassino. Who held each castle on 1 January 1200 is not pinned. This is the kingdom's western gate on the road from Rome.
Who he is
- Name
- Not pinned: it.wikipedia says Tagliacozzo passed in 1173 to the de Ponte family; the county of Carsoli was one of the three parts into which the county of the Marsi was divided in 1143-1150 (Albe, Celano, Carsoli), held then by Oderisio of the Berardi
- Title
- Lords of Tagliacozzo; the county of Carsoli
- Since
- Tagliacozzo 1173 (it.wikipedia); Carsoli not pinned
- Born
- not pinned
- Family
- de Ponte at Tagliacozzo (per it.wikipedia); a branch of the Berardi at Carsoli (mid-twelfth century)
- Confidence
- low
it.wikipedia (Tagliacozzo, Carsoli, Contea di Albe). No holder for 1200 found.
Overlord
The crown of Sicily.
What it holds
- Tagliacozzo and its castle
- Carsoli and its castle on the Valeria road
- The castles of the Carseolano (Pereto, Oricola, Rocca di Botte) and of the upper Liri headwaters (Cappadocia, Castellafiume), holders not pinned
How it was acquired
Division of the county of the Marsi (1143-1150); Tagliacozzo to the de Ponte in 1173 (it.wikipedia).
Allies and rivals
Neighbours: Peter of Celano's Albe to the east, the abbeys of Subiaco and Farfa and the Sabina castles of the Papal State to the west.
How things stand that morning
Royal ground under lesser lords; no war on this frontier is recorded that winter.
Wealth
Tolls and traffic on the Valeria road between Rome, Tivoli and the Adriatic, pasture.
Military
Castles of Tagliacozzo and Carsoli; no figures.
Threats
- Peter of Celano's ambition to reunite the Marsica
- Raids across the papal frontier
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.
- 1200No dated event of 1200 is known for this lordship.Depends on: nothing Stopped by: nothing
Places of note
- Tagliacozzo: Castle on Monte Civita above the town
- Carsoli: Castle on the Valeria road at the papal frontier
Where the sources disagree
Evidence: Local histories only; the holders in 1200 are not found.
On the map: One block for several lordships whose holders are not pinned.
Primary sources for Sicily
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
- Annals of Genoa, by Caffaro and his continuators, with Ogerio Pane for 1197 to 1219, Ogerio Pane and the other official annalists of Genoa (year by year under the commune's authority; the 1197 to 1219 section by Ogerio Pane). The official record of the commune. 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 Otto of St Blasien, Otto of St Blasien (about 1209 to 1210). A Swabian continuation of Otto of Freising written from the Staufen side. 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
- The Deeds of Innocent III, Anonymous (a curial official, perhaps Peter of Benevento) (about 1208 to 1209). The curia's own account of the pontificate's first decade, with letters copied in. Read online
7 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.