Hill castle and bishop's see-to-be above the Via Emilia between Forlì and Cesena, famed for the courtesy of its knights.
On 1 January 1200 its comital rights have been in dispute for over twenty years; the settlement giving them to the archbishop of Ravenna comes in 1201-1202.
Who holds it
- Name
- Not pinned (the Mainardi faction against the Bulgari faction)
- Title
- Lordship in dispute
- Since
- 1177
- Confidence
- medium
After the last count, Cavalcaconte, died in 1177, Pope Alexander III and Barbarossa disputed the county; the emperor backed the Mainardi faction against the Bulgari. Henry VI's will (1195) listed the 'land of Bertinoro' with the duchy of Ravenna for Markward. Acts of 1201-1202 ended the feud and passed Cavalcaconte's goods and rights to the archbishop of Ravenna.
Lord in 1200
Contested: the imperial Mainardi (Arrigo Mainardi among them) against the Bulgari faction, with the pope and the archbishop of Ravenna claiming the dead count's rights.
How things stand that morning
Contested between local factions and outside claimants; no single lord.
What the year holds
What happened next, if nothing in play changes it. Each event carries what it depends on and what would stop it.
- 1201-1202The Bulgari faction makes agreements that end the feud and give Cavalcaconte's former rights to the archbishop of Ravenna.Depends on: The factions settling. Stopped by: The Mainardi or an imperial envoy refusing.
Where the sources disagree
Evidence: Enciclopedia Dantesca entry on Arrigo Mainardi; Italian Wikipedia on Bertinoro.
Sources and studies
Last revised 4 November 2026. Published 4 November 2026. Suggest a correction on the OMNIA Discord.