A town on the north side of Etna, settled by Lombards (it.wikipedia) and with Greek and Latin quarters; Roger II's diploma of 1150-1153 gave the Lombards of Santa Lucia the same liberties as Randazzo.
Who holds it
- Name
- The king
- Title
- Royal town
- Since
- not pinned
- Confidence
- medium
Lord in 1200
Royal demesne; a town of Lombards, Greeks and Latins.
How things stand that morning
Held for the regency as far as is known.
Charter
Its liberties are the model in Roger II's diploma to Santa Lucia (1150-1153).
Council
No commune: the king's officers (a bailiff and judges; the castellan in the castle).
Communities
Lombards, Greeks, Latins.
Walls and castle
Walls and towers (not dated).
Trade and crafts
Wine, timber, the inland road from Messina to the west.
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.
- 1200 (after July, date not given)Markward is beaten by papal troops at Randazzo.Depends on: Markward campaigning in the east. Stopped by: His staying in the west.
Where the sources disagree
Evidence: it.wikipedia (Lombardi di Sicilia); the 1200 defeat from the Federiciana.
On the map: Shown as a point.
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.
- 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
- Annals of Genoa, by Caffaro and his continuators, with Ogerio Pane for 1197 to 1219, Ogerio Pane and the other official annalists of Genoa (year by year under the commune's authority; the 1197 to 1219 section by Ogerio Pane). The official record of the commune. 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 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
- 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
- The Deeds of Innocent III, Anonymous (a curial official, perhaps Peter of Benevento) (about 1208 to 1209). The curia's own account of the pontificate's first decade, with letters copied in. Read online
7 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.