The German hospital order of Acre, turned into a military order in March 1198, was Henry VI's and the Staufen's favourite, and its later bailiwick of Apulia was centred on Barletta.
Whether it already had a house in the Apulian ports on 1 January 1200 is not pinned; its grants at Brindisi are Frederick II's. A German order in a kingdom whose regency is at war with German captains is in an awkward place that winter.
Who he is
- Name
- Its brethren in Apulia; a house there on 1 January 1200 is not pinned
- Title
- The Hospital of St Mary of the Germans of Jerusalem, made a military order at Acre in March 1198 and confirmed as such by Innocent III on 19 February 1199
- Since
- not pinned
- Confidence
- low
The order's first known possession in the kingdom is the church of the Holy Trinity (La Magione) at Palermo, given by Henry VI in 1197 (sic's ground). Its Apulian houses (Barletta, later the head of its bailiwick of Apulia; Brindisi, where Frederick II gave it the admiral Margarito's house above the port) are documented only later; their dates of foundation were not found in this run.
Overlord
The master of the order and the pope; Staufen patrons.
What it holds
- Possibly a hospice at Barletta or Brindisi (not pinned)
How it was acquired
Staufen grants from 1197 (Palermo); Apulian dates not pinned.
Allies and rivals
Staufen patrons; the papacy, which confirmed the order.
How things stand that morning
Presence in Apulia that morning not pinned.
Military
None recorded in Apulia.
Threats
- Suspicion as a German body in the regency war
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 known.Depends on: nothing Stopped by: nothing
Places of note
- Barletta (later head of the bailiwick of Apulia): Not pinned for 1200
Where the sources disagree
Evidence: Apulian houses known only from later evidence.
On the map: Not drawn: presence not pinned for 1200.
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.