Once a bishop's seat (under Bishop Simpert of Augsburg, 778-809) and then the main seat of a palatine county, Neuburg is an old centre of royal and ducal power on the Danube above Ingolstadt.
Who holds it
- Title
- Royal palace town; the Scheyern-Wittelsbach as advocates
- Confidence
- low
Neuburg an der Donau (de.wikipedia)
Lord in 1200
Not pinned. Neuburg is an imperial fief whose advocacy came to the counts of Scheyern, the Wittelsbach ancestors, in the tenth century; the old ducal court (Herzoghof) passes to the Wittelsbach dukes only in 1247, so in 1200 it is probably in royal (Staufen) hands with the Wittelsbach as advocates.
Overlord
The duke of Bavaria and the king.
How things stand that morning
Held on 1 January 1200 by the king or his officers with Wittelsbach advocacy (not pinned).
Charter
Town government is first attested in 1214.
Council
None recorded.
Militia
Not recorded.
Walls and castle
The old ducal court with a second castle in the town; the tower of the town castle (the later Hexenturm) is built about 1200. A Benedictine nunnery, founded 1002.
Trade and crafts
A Danube crossing and palace town.
Where the sources disagree
- Whether the king or the Wittelsbach held the palace in 1200 is not pinned; drawn under Bavaria by anchors.
Evidence: The tenure between the tenth century and 1247 is not documented in the article.
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.
- Annals of Schäftlarn and the Bavarian annals (12th and 13th centuries). Brief Bavarian annals. Read online
- The Austrian and Salzburg annals (kept in the 12th and 13th centuries, with continuations to the late 13th century). A family of monastic annals from Austria, Styria and Salzburg, printed together. Read online
- Chronicle of Otto of St Blasien, Otto of St Blasien (about 1209 to 1210). A Swabian continuation of Otto of Freising written from the Staufen side. Read online
- Regesta Imperii V: calendar of the acts of Philip, Otto IV and Frederick II, 1198 to 1272 (calendar of documents of 1198 to 1272, published 1881 to 1901). A dated calendar of every known act of King Philip and King Otto IV, with the acts of popes and princes that bear on the Empire. Read online
- Bavarian monuments: the charters of the Bavarian monasteries and bishoprics (charters from the 8th century onward, published 1763 to 1916). The great charter series of Bavaria, arranged by monastery and bishopric. Read online
- Charter book of the bishops of Trent (compiled 1207 to 1218; documents from the 11th century onward; edited 1852). The cartulary of the prince-bishops of Trent. Read online
Sources and studies
Last revised 4 November 2026. Published 4 November 2026. Suggest a correction on the OMNIA Discord.