Cham

Who holds it

Name

Berthold of Vohburg

Title

Margrave of Cham

Confidence

medium

Cham (Oberpfalz) (de.wikipedia)

Lord in 1200

Margrave Berthold of the Diepoldings; the march passes to the Wittelsbach when the line ends in 1204.

Overlord

The duke of Bavaria and the king.

How things stand that morning

The margrave's on 1 January 1200.

Charter

Called a civitas (Camma) as early as 976; the settlement moves from the ridge by Altenstadt to its present site in the twelfth or thirteenth century; the 'new market of Cham' is first named in 1210.

Council

None recorded.

Militia

Not recorded.

Walls and castle

The castle of Camma, built about 976 on royal land to guard the Bohemian road.

Trade and crafts

The road to Bohemia over the Furth pass; a mint striking the Cham penny since about 1000.

Where the sources disagree

Evidence: Early dates are well attested; the new market's date is not pinned before 1210.

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