Town · Commune of Milan · as at first light, 1 January 1200

Biasca

Mother church (pieve) of the Leventina and the Riviera at the meeting of the roads from the Lucomagno (Blenio) and the Gotthard (Leventina).

A village, not a town.

Who holds it

Name
The canons of Milan cathedral (Church map record)
Title
Pieve centre of the Ambrosian valleys
Confidence
medium

Lord in 1200

The cathedral chapter of Milan; with Claro the centre of the Riviera.

Where the sources disagree

Evidence: HLS, Leventina and Tre Valli.

Primary sources for Milan

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.

Sources and studies

  1. HLS: Leventina

Last revised 4 November 2026. Published 4 November 2026. Suggest a correction on the OMNIA Discord.