A small bishop's town standing in the middle of its salt pans south of Ravenna, the richest salt works of the Romagna.
Who actually controlled the salt trade on 1 January 1200, the archbishop and the Ravennati or the Forlivesi, is not pinned.
Who holds it
- Name
- The archbishop of Ravenna (Guglielmo di Cabriano)
- Title
- Lord
- Since
- early Middle Ages
- Confidence
- low
Cervia (the old town in the middle of the salt pans, later called Cervia Vecchia) was under the archbishops; in the early thirteenth century it changed hands several times among Ravenna, Forlì and Bologna, and Forlì took over Cervia's salt trade in the late twelfth or early thirteenth century (date not pinned).
Lord in 1200
The archbishop of Ravenna, with his own bishop of Cervia in the town; Forlì presses for the salt.
How things stand that morning
Under the archbishop of Ravenna; coveted by Forlì.
Where the sources disagree
Evidence: No dated event for 1190-1210 found.
Primary sources for Ravenna
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.
- 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
Sources and studies
Last revised 4 November 2026. Published 4 November 2026. Suggest a correction on the OMNIA Discord.