Frontier town · Duchy of Masovia · as at first light, 1 January 1200

Kuyavian Wyszogród

The Kuyavian Wyszogród, a castle at the Vistula bend near the mouth of the Brda (now Fordon, in Bydgoszcz), guarding the river road toward Pomerelia and the Noteć.

Its castellany is recorded in the 13th century, when the Pomerelian princes fight for it; its state in 1200 is not pinned. Not a town in 1200.

Who holds it

Name
Casimir's sons (Konrad, under Helen's regency), if Kuyavian that morning
Title
duke, through a castellan (not pinned)
Since
1198 (Kuyavia's return), not pinned
Born
about 1187/1188
Family
see Masovia and Kuyavia
Confidence
low

general knowledge

Lord in 1200

Not pinned: Kuyavian (so Casimir's sons') by default.

How things stand that morning

Not pinned; Kuyavian ground by default.

Charter

None in 1200: a ducal castle (gród) with a market settlement (podgrodzie) under Polish law, not a chartered town.

Council

None: the castellan and the duke's officers govern the settlement.

Fairs and markets

Not pinned; a weekly market under the castle by Polish custom.

Militia

The castle levy; the settlement's men serve under the castellan.

Walls and castle

Earth-and-timber castle (state in 1200 not pinned).

Trade and crafts

Vistula traffic.

Where the sources disagree

Evidence: General knowledge; no 1200 evidence found.

Primary sources for Masovia and Kuyavia

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. Wikipedia (en): Inowrocław

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