Burghausen

Who holds it

Name

Louis I

Title

Duke of Bavaria

Confidence

medium

Burghausen (de.wikipedia)

Lord in 1200

Duke Louis I, since the Wittelsbach took it with the duchy in 1180 (the counts of Burghausen died out in 1168 and Henry the Lion held it for some years).

Overlord

The duke of Bavaria and the king.

How things stand that morning

Ducal on 1 January 1200.

Charter

Town rights are believed to date from shortly after 1180, but no source documents them; town law is written down in 1307.

Council

None recorded.

Militia

Not recorded.

Walls and castle

The castle on the long ridge above the Salzach.

Trade and crafts

Salt from Hallein is landed here, taxed at the toll and carried on overland; a toll station on the Salzach since early times.

Where the sources disagree

Evidence: The 1168 and 1180 dates are given; the town's status in 1200 is not documented.

Primary sources for Bavaria

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.

• Annals of Schäftlarn and the Bavarian annals (12th and 13th centuries). Brief Bavarian annals. Read online
• The Austrian and Salzburg annals (kept in the 12th and 13th centuries, with continuations to the late 13th century). A family of monastic annals from Austria, Styria and Salzburg, printed together. Read online
• Chronicle of Otto of St Blasien, Otto of St Blasien (about 1209 to 1210). A Swabian continuation of Otto of Freising written from the Staufen side. Read online
• Regesta Imperii V: calendar of the acts of Philip, Otto IV and Frederick II, 1198 to 1272 (calendar of documents of 1198 to 1272, published 1881 to 1901). A dated calendar of every known act of King Philip and King Otto IV, with the acts of popes and princes that bear on the Empire. Read online
• Bavarian monuments: the charters of the Bavarian monasteries and bishoprics (charters from the 8th century onward, published 1763 to 1916). The great charter series of Bavaria, arranged by monastery and bishopric. Read online
• Charter book of the bishops of Trent (compiled 1207 to 1218; documents from the 11th century onward; edited 1852). The cartulary of the prince-bishops of Trent. Read online