Bautzen, the 'civitas Budusin' of 1002 and chief place of the Milceni, grew east of the Ortenburg at the Spree crossing of the Via Regia.
Under Bohemian rule since 1158, it has a market settlement below the castle and is a town by 1213 at the latest (some put its rights as early as 1157, given by degrees): its status on 1 January 1200 is a market town in the making.
Who holds it
- Name
- The king of Bohemia's castellan of Bautzen (not pinned)
- Title
- Castellan of Bautzen
- Confidence
- medium
de.wikipedia (Bautzen).
Lord in 1200
The king of Bohemia's castellan of Bautzen (not pinned)
How things stand that morning
The king of Bohemia's castellan of Bautzen (not pinned)
Charter
Town rights by 1213 at the latest (de.wikipedia); not pinned for 1200.
Council
None in 1200.
Communities
Sorbs and German settlers; the clergy.
Militia
None; the castle garrison.
Walls and castle
The Ortenburg, royal castle.
Trade and crafts
The Via Regia from Leipzig to Silesia and the Frankenstraße; the Sorbian countryside.
Where the sources disagree
Evidence: de.wikipedia (Bautzen).
Primary sources for Kingdom of Bohemia (Ottokar I)
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 Jarloch (Gerlach), abbot of Milevsko, Jarloch of Milevsko (about 1200 to 1220). The last Bohemian narrative before 1200, continuing Vincentius of Prague. Read online
- The Austrian and Salzburg annals (kept in the 12th and 13th centuries, with continuations to the late 13th century). A family of monastic annals from Austria, Styria and Salzburg, printed together. Read online
- Regesta Imperii V: calendar of the acts of Philip, Otto IV and Frederick II, 1198 to 1272 (calendar of documents of 1198 to 1272, published 1881 to 1901). A dated calendar of every known act of King Philip and King Otto IV, with the acts of popes and princes that bear on the Empire. Read online
- The Registers of Pope Innocent III for 1199 to 1201, Innocent III and the papal chancery (22 February 1199 to 21 February 1201). The pope's outgoing letters for the year, in his chancery's own copy, touching nearly every realm in the atlas. Read online
- Charters and letters of the kingdom of Bohemia, volume 2, 1198 to 1230 (documents of 1198 to 1230, edited 1912). The critical edition of every Bohemian and Moravian charter and letter from Ottokar I's accession to 1230.
- Constitutions and public acts of the emperors and kings, volume 2, 1198 to 1272 (documents of 1198 to 1272, edited 1896). The public documents of the throne war in full text: the election notices of 1198, the princes' declaration of Speyer of 28 May 1199 to Innocent III, the pope's replies, Philip's and Otto's letters and promises, and the imperial acts of 1200 and 1201 including Otto's promises at Neuss in June 1201. Read online
Sources and studies
Last revised 4 November 2026. Published 4 November 2026. Suggest a correction on the OMNIA Discord.