The market town of the Valle Umbra where the Via Flaminia meets the roads to Perugia and the March.
It was loyal to the dukes and emperors: Frederick, Henry VI's son, probably spent some months of his infancy here with Conrad of Urslingen's wife. Under the pope from 1198, it remains the valley's imperial-leaning rival of Perugia, which will punish it more than once in the thirteenth century. A great rebuilding of the town begins in 1201.
Who holds it
- Name
- Consuls (names not pinned)
- Title
- The commune
- Confidence
- low
Lord in 1200
The commune of Foligno, a market town of the duchy under the pope's lordship since 1198, with old imperial loyalties.
Allies and rivals
Rival of Perugia; imperial sympathies; neighbours Spello, Bevagna, Trevi, Montefalco.
How things stand that morning
Self-governing under the pope; no war pinned for that winter. Across the borders: Spello and Assisi north-west, Nocera north, the March (Camerino's lands, anc) east over the Colfiorito pass, Trevi and Montefalco south, Bevagna west.
Wealth
Road and market town.
Military
Walls; levy.
Threats
- Perugia
- The pope's rector
Charter
Not found.
Council
Consuls (names not pinned).
Fairs and markets
Its markets are the valley's (details not pinned for 1200).
Militia
Town levy (no figures).
Walls and castle
Walled town on the Topino; no lord's castle pinned.
Trade and crafts
The Flaminia trade; grain and wine of the valley.
What the year holds
What happened next, if nothing in play changes it. Each event carries what it depends on and what would stop it.
- 1201 (beyond 1200)A major rebuilding of the town begins.Depends on: peace Stopped by: war
Where the sources disagree
Evidence: Frederick's stay is in the DBI (Conrad of Urslingen); 1201 in the Enciclopedia Italiana; nothing dated for 1199-1200.
On the map: Foligno's contado edges are not pinned; the Colfiorito plateau is included by distance.
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.