Town · Kingdom of Sicily under the regency · as at first light, 1 January 1200

Positano

Not yet a town in 1200: a seafaring village at the western end of the duchy of Amalfi, round a Benedictine abbey of St Mary.

Who holds it

Name
The king's stratigoto of Amalfi
Title
Village of the duchy of Amalfi
Since
1131
Confidence
medium

Federiciana on Amalfi.

Lord in 1200

The king through the stratigoto of the duchy of Amalfi.

Overlord

The king.

How things stand that morning

Royal, within the duchy of Amalfi.

Where the sources disagree

Evidence: Nothing dated for 1199-1200.

Primary sources for Sicily

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.

7 more in the sources library for Southern Italy and the Islands.

Sources and studies

  1. Amalfi (Treccani, Enciclopedia Federiciana)

Last revised 4 November 2026. Published 4 November 2026. Suggest a correction on the OMNIA Discord.