Not yet a town in 1200: a rural estate district (the massa of Sant'Ilario) with scattered hamlets round a small fortified site, in the diocese of Imola but owned by Ravenna's churches.
Who holds it
- Name
- The church of Ravenna (the archbishop and Ravenna's monasteries)
- Title
- Lord
- Since
- 1198 (restored)
- Confidence
- medium
The counts of Cunio, Barbarossa's allies, seized the massa of Sant'Ilario from the church of Ravenna in 1161; a legate of Innocent III secured its return in 1198. Archbishop Alberto Oselletti began a new castle about 1.5 km to the north in 1202.
Lord in 1200
The church of Ravenna.
How things stand that morning
Restored to Ravenna's church in 1198; the counts of Cunio are hostile neighbours.
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.
- 1202Archbishop Alberto Oselletti begins a new castle north of the massa (destroyed by Faenza and the counts of Cunio in 1218).Depends on: A new archbishop after Guglielmo's death in 1201. Stopped by: The counts of Cunio.
Where the sources disagree
Evidence: Italian Wikipedia on Lugo.
Primary sources for Ravenna
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.
- The Deeds of Innocent III, Anonymous (a curial official, perhaps Peter of Benevento) (about 1208 to 1209). The curia's own account of the pontificate's first decade, with letters copied in. Read online
Sources and studies
Last revised 4 November 2026. Published 4 November 2026. Suggest a correction on the OMNIA Discord.