Noli is a small fortified port between Savona and Finale.
It took part in the First Crusade and won trading privileges in the East. Between 1188 and 1193 it bought Enrico II Del Carretto's rights (the grain market, criminal justice), the act being drawn up in the church of San Paragorio; Henry VI confirmed its freedom in 1196, and on 8 April 1198 Enrico ceded it the castle of Segno with free passage. It quarrelled with Savona over the land of Tosse in 1189.
Its alliance on equal terms with Genoa comes only in 1202.
Who holds it
- Title
- Consuls of the commune of Noli
- Confidence
- low
Lord in 1200
Its own commune, free of Enrico II Del Carretto since 1192-1193 and confirmed by Henry VI in 1196.
How things stand that morning
Free commune, not yet allied with Genoa.
Charter
Freedom bought 1192-1193; Henry VI's confirmation, 1196; Segno ceded 8 April 1198.
Council
Consuls [names not pinned].
Communities
A hermitage of the Hospitallers at Santa Margherita (1191).
Militia
A fleet described as considerable for its size [no numbers].
Walls and castle
The castle of Monte Ursino (12th century) above the town; the towered walls are mostly 13th-century.
Trade and crafts
Shipping and trade with the Levant; the coast road.
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.
- 1202Alliance on equal terms with Genoa.Depends on: Noli's need for protection against Savona and the marquises. Stopped by: A Savonese alliance.
Where the sources disagree
Evidence: Freedom and Segno dated; officers not pinned.
Sources and studies
Last revised 4 November 2026. Published 4 November 2026. Suggest a correction on the OMNIA Discord.