Frontier town · Dauphiné of Viennois · as at first light, 1 January 1200

Briançon

Delphinal castle town and toll at the foot of the Montgenevre pass into Italy.

Who holds it

Name
The Dauphine Beatrice with her son
Title
Lord of the town
Confidence
high

Lord in 1200

The counts of Albon (the Dauphine Beatrice and Andrew)

How things stand that morning

Held for the Dauphin.

Walls and castle

Castle on the rock.

Trade and crafts

Toll on the Montgenevre road; transhumance.

Sources and studies

  1. Guigues VI de Viennois, fr.wikipedia

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