Town · Duchy of Bavaria · as at first light, 1 January 1200

Kitzbühel

A village in the Leukental.

Who holds it

Title
Lord not pinned (Bamberg's advocacy is later attested)
Confidence
low

Kitzbühel (de.wikipedia)

Lord in 1200

Not pinned; a Marchward 'of Chizbuhel' appears about 1178-82; a later source shows the church of Bamberg as advocate.

Overlord

The duke of Bavaria and the king.

How things stand that morning

Bavarian ground on 1 January 1200; not a town.

Charter

Town rights from Duke Louis II on 6 June 1271.

Council

None recorded.

Militia

Not recorded.

Walls and castle

None recorded.

Trade and crafts

Farming and alpine pasture; the mining is much later.

Where the sources disagree

Evidence: Only the name is recorded before 1200.

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.

Sources and studies

  1. Kitzbühel (de.wikipedia)

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