Pavia

Who holds it

Title

The commune of Pavia (consuls or podestà of 1199)

Confidence

low

Lord in 1200

The commune; the bishop, Bernardo Balbi (elected 24 June 1198).

How things stand that morning

Under the commune; at war with Milan during 1200-1201.

Charter

Frederick I's charter of 1164 (the Lomellina, Mortara and the contado).

Council

Consuls (from the early twelfth century) or a podestà; council of the commune. The commune's square was already called the 'broilo of the consuls of the commune' in 1184, and Bishop Lanfranco Beccari (died 23 June 1198) ceded part of the bishop's palace to the commune. Officers of 1199-1200 not pinned.

Militia

City militia with the rural lords sworn to the city. No figures.

Walls and castle

City walls and the bridge over the Ticino (details for 1200 not pinned). The first part of the commune's palace, the Broletto, was built in 1197-1198, in two years by its inscription. The royal palace was destroyed by the citizens in 1024.

Trade and crafts

River trade on the Ticino and the Po; the old royal mint; the market of the capital; the law schools of Pavia's tradition [general knowledge].

Where the sources disagree

Evidence: Frame sourced; officers not pinned.

Primary sources for Pavia

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.

• 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
• The Lombard city annals of Piacenza, Milan, Cremona, Parma, Mantua and Verona (kept in the 12th and 13th centuries). The communes' own year lists. Read online