The abbey town of St Columbanus in the Trebbia valley and seat of a bishop who is count of the surrounding county; the town fought with the Lombard League.
Piacenza's commune will take over the bishop's temporal power only in 1230.
Who holds it
- Name
- The bishop-count of Bobbio
- Title
- Lord or governing power
- Since
- not pinned
- Confidence
- medium
Lord in 1200
The bishop-count of Bobbio (a Church map record) with the abbey of San Colombano; the townsmen have their own consuls.
Primary sources for Piacenza
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.
- Chronicle of Sicard, bishop of Cremona, Sicard of Cremona (about 1210 to 1213). A universal chronicle whose last part is a well-placed eyewitness account by a Lombard bishop who served emperors and popes. Read online
- The Lombard city annals of Piacenza, Milan, Cremona, Parma, Mantua and Verona (kept in the 12th and 13th centuries). The communes' own year lists. Read online
Sources and studies
Last revised 4 November 2026. Published 4 November 2026. Suggest a correction on the OMNIA Discord.