The counts' capital since about 1180, with their palace built into Roman towers.
In 1199 the coalition of William IV ravaged its countryside but failed to take it.
Who holds it
- Name
- Alfonso II, count of Provence, with the archbishop
- Title
- Lord of the town
- Confidence
- high
Lord in 1200
The count of Provence in the comital town by his palace; the archbishop (Gui de Fos, since 1186) in the bourg Saint-Sauveur round the cathedral.
How things stand that morning
The count's seat, held for Alfonso.
Charter
No consulate recorded for 1200 (not pinned).
Militia
The town held against the coalition in 1199.
Walls and castle
Walls round the comital town and the archbishop's bourg; the comital palace.
Trade and crafts
Market town of the count's court; grain and wine of the Pays d'Aix.
Primary sources for Provence
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.
- Deeds of the Counts of Barcelona, Anonymous (monks of Santa Maria de Ripoll) (first version 1162 to 1184; continued in the later 13th century; final version 1303 to 1314). The house chronicle of the counts of Barcelona.
- The Great Book of Fiefs, Various; compiled by Ramon de Caldes for Alfonso II of Aragon (compiled 1192 to 1194). The register of the count-king's feudal rights, finished a few years before 1200 and in use at Peter II's court: some 900 charters of homage, convention, oath, sale and marriage arranged by county and lineage, covering Catalonia, Roussillon, Cerdanya, Pallars, Urgell, the Carcassonne and Beziers lands of the Trencavels, Provence and Aragon.
Sources and studies
Last revised 4 November 2026. Published 4 November 2026. Suggest a correction on the OMNIA Discord.