The Piave valley city whose fighting bishop Gerardo de' Taccoli (1184-97) rebuilt its walls and palace, destroyed Treviso's castle of Zumelle on 24 June 1196, and was killed by the Trevisans near Cesana on 20 April 1197.
Treviso holds and has rebuilt Zumelle. Peace with Treviso is due on 2 February 1200 (not yet concluded on 1 January).
Who holds it
- Name
- Drudo da Camino, or a vacancy (not pinned)
- Title
- Bishop-count of Feltre and Belluno
- Since
- Feltre before 1177; both sees from 1197
- Confidence
- low
Lord in 1200
Drudo da Camino, probably a son of Guecellone II and Sofia di Colfosco, bishop of Feltre from before 1177 and of the united sees of Feltre and Belluno from 1197; last documented in 1199, he died in 1199 or before early February 1200 (it.wikipedia), so on 1 January 1200 he may be dead and the see vacant (not pinned); his successor Anselmo held it from about 1200 to 1204. The bishop is a Church map record; the towns have consuls.
Charter
Temporal rights from Conrad II (1031); papal privilege of 18 October 1185 listing the see's castles.
Council
Consuls under the bishop (not pinned).
Militia
The bishop's vassals and the town militia; defeated in 1197.
Walls and castle
Walls and the bishop's palace restored by Gerardo de' Taccoli.
Trade and crafts
Timber floated down the Piave to Venice, iron and copper from the Agordino [thin], pasture.
Where the sources disagree
On the map: The Bellunese with the Agordino, Zoldo and the Alpago; Zumelle (Mel) is Treviso's.
Sources and studies
- Gerardo de' Taccoli, it.wikipedia
- Diocesi di Belluno-Feltre, it.wikipedia
- Drudo da Camino, it.wikipedia
Last revised 4 November 2026. Published 4 November 2026. Suggest a correction on the OMNIA Discord.