Villalta castle stands in the hills west of Udine near Fagagna.
It belonged to the same family that held the castle of Fagagna, a castle the church received from Otto II in 983 and gave in fief to a consortium of noble families, with a gastald judging a gastaldia of seventeen villages. In 1216 Enrico the Elder of Villalta held Villalta against a siege and drove off the troops of Ezzelino III da Romano. Who led the family on 1 January 1200 is not pinned.
Who he is
- Name
- not pinned (Enrico the Elder of Villalta defends the castle in 1216)
- Title
- Lords of Villalta
- Family
- di Villalta, the same family that held the castle of Fagagna
- Confidence
- low
Italian Wikipedia (Fagagna).
Overlord
The patriarch of Aquileia
What it holds
- Villalta castle.
- A share in the castle of Fagagna and its gastaldia (with other families).
How things stand that morning
Held of the patriarch; lord's name not pinned.
Where the sources disagree
Evidence: Italian Wikipedia gives 983 for Fagagna and 1216 for the siege; nothing for 1200.
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
Last revised 4 November 2026. Published 4 November 2026. Suggest a correction on the OMNIA Discord.