The count's hill town on the Tifata ridge, with its castle and its cathedral of 1153; this is the medieval Caserta, today Casertavecchia, not the modern city below, which grew round the 18th-century royal palace.
In the hands of Diepold's ally that winter.
Who holds it
- Name
- Robert
- Title
- Count of Caserta
- Since
- 1199
- Confidence
- medium
See Caserta.
Lord in 1200
Count Robert of Caserta, Diepold's son-in-law (see Caserta).
Overlord
The king.
How things stand that morning
Held by Count Robert, allied to Diepold.
Walls and castle
The counts' castle and the walled hill town.
Trade and crafts
Olives, vines and the plain below.
Where the sources disagree
Evidence: See Caserta.
Primary sources for Diepold's Germans
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 Montecassino; Annals of Ceccano (Fossanova) (12th and early 13th centuries; Ceccano to 1217). Two sets of annals from either side of the papal and Sicilian frontier. Read online
- Chronicle of Richard of San Germano, Richard of San Germano (first version about 1216, enlarged to 1243). The fullest southern narrative of the Hohenstaufen kingdom, written by a notary on the border of the Terra di Lavoro. Read online
- 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 Deeds of Innocent III, Anonymous (a curial official, perhaps Peter of Benevento) (about 1208 to 1209). The curia's own account of the pontificate's first decade, with letters copied in. Read online
- Book in honour of the Emperor, or On Sicilian affairs, Peter of Eboli (1195 to 1197). An illustrated verse account of Henry VI's conquest of Sicily, preserved in a single manuscript made at the imperial court. Read online
Sources and studies
- Richard of San Germano, Chronicle, trans. G.A. Loud (University of Leeds, PDF; covers to 1199)
- Dipoldo di Schweinspeunt (Treccani, Dizionario Biografico degli Italiani)
Last revised 4 November 2026. Published 4 November 2026. Suggest a correction on the OMNIA Discord.