Hill castle and borgo in the heart of the Basso Monferrato, a residence of the marquis.
Who holds it
- Name
- Boniface I
- Title
- Marquis of Montferrat
- Since
- 1192
- Confidence
- high
DBI.
Lord in 1200
Boniface of Montferrat (he kept Christmas here in 1195).
Overlord
The emperor.
How things stand that morning
Montferrat's.
Walls and castle
The marquis's castle.
Trade and crafts
Wine and hill farming.
Primary sources for Montferrat
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 Conquest of Constantinople (Villehardouin), Geoffrey of Villehardouin (about 1207 to 1213). Opens with the preaching of Fulk of Neuilly and the tournament at Ecry (28 November 1199) where Theobald III of Champagne and Louis of Blois took the cross, then the taking of the cross by Baldwin of Flanders, Hugh of Saint-Pol, Geoffrey of Perche and others through early 1200, the assemblies at Soissons and Compiegne in 1200, and the six envoys sent to Venice in the winter of 1200 to 1201. Read online
Sources and studies
Last revised 4 November 2026. Published 4 November 2026. Suggest a correction on the OMNIA Discord.