The Loire town where the war of 1199 was decided: Herve of Donzy beat and captured Peter of Courtenay near the abbey of Saint-Laurent just to the north-east.
Who holds it
- Name
- the bishop of Auxerre, with the lords of Donzy holding rights beside him
- Title
- Lord of the town
- Since
- long-standing
- Confidence
- low
Lord in 1200
The town is an old possession of the bishops of Auxerre; Herve IV of Donzy's family holds rights there (he is styled lord of Cosne by his modern biographer). The share is not pinned.
How things stand that morning
Bishop's town with Donzy rights; quiet after the 1199 fighting.
Charter
None known for 1200.
Communities
Priory of Saint-Agnan (Cluniac, dependent on La Charite).
Walls and castle
Walls and a castle not pinned for 1200.
Trade and crafts
Loire crossing and port on the road from Paris to Nevers; iron of the Donziais.
Where the sources disagree
Evidence: The lordship of Cosne in 1200 is not pinned.
Primary sources for Nevers
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.
- 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
- The Acts of Philip Augustus, with Delisle's Calendar, Various (the French royal chancery) (1179 to 1223). The king's own charters and treaties for the year: the peace of Peronne with Baldwin IX in January 1200, the treaty of Le Goulet with John on 22 May 1200, the marriage settlement for Louis and Blanche, the privilege for the scholars of Paris, grants to towns, abbeys and Norman lords, and the first acts of the king's new acquisitions in the Vexin, Evreux and Berry. Read online
Sources and studies
Last revised 4 November 2026. Published 4 November 2026. Suggest a correction on the OMNIA Discord.