A market borgo on the Via Emilia and the Via Francigena at the Arda crossing, seat of a pieve, in Piacenza's contado and on the road to the Parma frontier.
Who holds it
- Name
- The commune of Piacenza
- Title
- Lord or governing power
- Since
- not pinned
- Confidence
- low
Lord in 1200
The commune of Piacenza; Fiorenzuola becomes a free commune of its own only in the first decades of the 13th century.
Primary sources for Piacenza
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 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 Lombard city annals of Piacenza, Milan, Cremona, Parma, Mantua and Verona (kept in the 12th and 13th centuries). The communes' own year lists. Read online
Sources and studies
Last revised 4 November 2026. Published 4 November 2026. Suggest a correction on the OMNIA Discord.