An old Etruscan and Roman city at the meeting of the Valdarno, the Valdichiana and the Casentino roads, governed by consuls beside a rich bishop whose cathedral still stands outside the walls.
Who holds it
- Name
- Consuls (names not pinned)
- Title
- The commune
- Confidence
- low
Lord in 1200
The commune of Arezzo; Bishop Amedeo (before March 1188 to 1203) holds the cathedral outside the walls on the Pionta hill.
How things stand that morning
Governed by its commune; League member.
Charter
Consuls from 1098; the bishops' comital power faded through the twelfth century (the last 'bishop and count' signature is of 1164). No imperial charter for the commune found.
Council
Consuls and a council (details not found).
Communities
The cathedral chapter at Pionta; the abbeys and the Camaldolese houses of the diocese.
Militia
The city host and the bishop's vassal knights.
Walls and castle
City walls; the bishop's castle on the Pionta was razed by the citizens in 1131 and the cathedral stays there until 1203.
Trade and crafts
Grain and wine of the Valdichiana, the road from Florence to Perugia and Rome, crafts and markets; the Pieve di Santa Maria is being built in the later twelfth century.
Where the sources disagree
Evidence: Few dated sources for the commune around 1200.
Sources and studies
- Storia di Arezzo (it.wikipedia)
- Diocesi di Arezzo-Cortona-Sansepolcro, cronotassi (it.wikipedia)
- Arezzo, Enciclopedia Italiana (treccani.it)
Last revised 4 November 2026. Published 4 November 2026. Suggest a correction on the OMNIA Discord.