Orte sits on a tufa crag over the Tiber where the Via Amerina crosses the river: the papal state's northern Tiber gate toward Umbria, facing Narni and Amelia (pat).
A bishop's city; whether it already governed a contado through consuls in 1200 is not pinned.
Who holds it
- Title
- Papal town and bishop's see
- Since
- Not pinned
- Confidence
- low
it.wikipedia: part of the papal lands since Liutprand's donation in the eighth century; a free commune with statutes in the later middle ages (no date); the Tiber bridge stayed in use through the middle ages and gained importance after the Narni bridge collapsed in 1054. Nothing pins its officers in 1200.
Lord in 1200
Papal lordship; its bishop; the commune's state in 1200 not pinned.
Overlord
The pope.
Allies and rivals
Neighbours Narni and Amelia (pat).
How things stand that morning
Papal.
Wealth
Bridge tolls; river trade.
Military
Natural fortress.
Threats
- Narni's quarrel with the pope
Walls and castle
The crag itself; walls.
Trade and crafts
The Tiber bridge and river traffic.
Where the sources disagree
Evidence: No 1200 evidence.
Primary sources for Papal State
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 Montecassino; Annals of Ceccano (Fossanova) (12th and early 13th centuries; Ceccano to 1217). Two sets of annals from either side of the papal and Sicilian frontier. Read online
- Chronicle of Richard of San Germano, Richard of San Germano (first version about 1216, enlarged to 1243). The fullest southern narrative of the Hohenstaufen kingdom, written by a notary on the border of the Terra di Lavoro. Read online
- Chronicle of Alberic of Trois-Fontaines, Alberic of Trois-Fontaines (about 1227 to 1241, at the Cistercian abbey of Trois-Fontaines in Champagne). The widest net of any Latin chronicle for 1200, compiled from dozens of sources, many now lost. Read online
- Chronicle of Andres, William of Andres (about 1220 to 1234). The chronicle and cartulary of a small abbey between Guines and Ardres, near the border of Flanders and Boulogne. Read online
- Chronicle of Burchard of Ursberg, Burchard of Ursberg (about 1229 to 1230, reworked by Conrad of Lichtenau). Written a generation later by a fierce partisan of the Staufen and a critic of Innocent III. Read online
- Chronicle of Robert of Auxerre, Robert of Auxerre (Robert of Saint-Marien) (about 1190 to 1211; continued at Saint-Marien to 1227). A universal chronicle whose last twenty years are contemporary and well informed from Burgundy and the Auxerrois. Read online
- Chronicle of Roger of Howden, Roger of Howden (about 1192 to 1201). The fullest single narrative for the year. Read online
- Chronicle of Sicard, bishop of Cremona, Sicard of Cremona (about 1210 to 1213). A universal chronicle whose last part is a well-placed eyewitness account by a Lombard bishop who served emperors and popes. Read online
12 more in the sources library for Southern Italy and the Islands.
Sources and studies
Last revised 4 November 2026. Published 4 November 2026. Suggest a correction on the OMNIA Discord.