A hill castle-town on the ridge between the Chiana and the Nestore, on the borders of Perugia, Orvieto and the old county of Chiusi.
It is called Castel della Pieve (the title of city comes in 1600). Its terzieri each elect a prior (undated).
Who holds it
- Name
- Not pinned: the Enciclopedia Italiana counts it among Perugia's gains in 1188; it.wikipedia makes it a free commune that submitted to Perugia only in 1250
- Title
- Lord or governing body
- Confidence
- low
Lord in 1200
Not pinned between Perugia's lordship (an act of 1188 by the Enciclopedia Italiana) and its own commune; Orvieto and Chiusi's old county lie on its west and south.
How things stand that morning
Either Perugia's or self-governing (not pinned); on the frontier of three powers. Across the borders: Chiusi (contested) and Siena's sphere north-west, Orvieto's Monteleone and Fabro south, Perugia's Piegaro and Paciano east and north.
Charter
Not found.
Council
Priors of its three districts (undated).
Walls and castle
A castle and walls on the ridge.
Trade and crafts
Farming; the road from Perugia to Chiusi and Orvieto.
Where the sources disagree
- Enciclopedia Italiana (Perugia) lists Castel della Pieve among Perugia's acquisitions in 1188; it.wikipedia (Città della Pieve) has it a free commune under Frederick II until it submitted to Perugia in 1250. Not settled here.
Evidence: Two sources disagree on its lord in 1200.
Primary sources for Papal State
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 Alberic of Trois-Fontaines, Alberic of Trois-Fontaines (about 1227 to 1241, at the Cistercian abbey of Trois-Fontaines in Champagne). The widest net of any Latin chronicle for 1200, compiled from dozens of sources, many now lost. Read online
- Chronicle of Andres, William of Andres (about 1220 to 1234). The chronicle and cartulary of a small abbey between Guines and Ardres, near the border of Flanders and Boulogne. Read online
- Chronicle of Burchard of Ursberg, Burchard of Ursberg (about 1229 to 1230, reworked by Conrad of Lichtenau). Written a generation later by a fierce partisan of the Staufen and a critic of Innocent III. Read online
- Chronicle of Robert of Auxerre, Robert of Auxerre (Robert of Saint-Marien) (about 1190 to 1211; continued at Saint-Marien to 1227). A universal chronicle whose last twenty years are contemporary and well informed from Burgundy and the Auxerrois. Read online
- Chronicle of Roger of Howden, Roger of Howden (about 1192 to 1201). The fullest single narrative for the year. 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
12 more in the sources library for Southern Italy and the Islands.
Sources and studies
Last revised 4 November 2026. Published 4 November 2026. Suggest a correction on the OMNIA Discord.