Town · Contested ground · as at first light, 1 January 1200

Gozo Castello

The citadel of Gozo on its hill with the suburb (Rabat) below; the island's only town.

It is not yet called Victoria (a nineteenth-century name).

Who holds it

Name
William Grasso (his hold not pinned)
Title
Count of Malta
Since
not pinned
Confidence
low

Lord in 1200

The count of Malta; who governs it that winter is not pinned.

How things stand that morning

As Malta: contested.

Council

No commune: the king's officers (a bailiff and judges; the castellan in the castle).

Communities

Muslims (the majority, by later evidence), Christians.

Walls and castle

The Castello (citadel).

Trade and crafts

Grain, stock, cotton (by later evidence).

Where the sources disagree

Evidence: Nothing specific for 1200.

On the map: Shown as a point.

Sources and studies

  1. County of Malta (en.wikipedia)
  2. Guglielmo Grasso, Dizionario Biografico degli Italiani (Treccani)

Last revised 4 November 2026. Published 4 November 2026. Suggest a correction on the OMNIA Discord.