Recanati is a hill commune between the Musone and the Potenza, formed by gathering neighbouring castles into one town.
It has quarrelled with Osimo over the land between them and made a first peace with it in 1199. According to the Italian Wikipedia history of Matelica it also joined the league that destroyed Matelica in 1199 [thin]. On 1 January 1200 it is at peace with Osimo under the pope's overlordship. It has no bishop and no port yet: Frederick II will grant it the right to build a port in 1229, and its bishopric follows.
Who holds it
- Title
- The commune of Recanati
- Since
- not pinned
- Confidence
- low
The commune grew from neighbouring castles drawn together; no officer is named for 1199-1200.
Lord in 1200
The commune.
Overlord
The pope, as lord of the March.
Allies and rivals
The league of 1199 against Matelica [thin]; rival Osimo.
How things stand that morning
At peace with Osimo since 1199; under papal overlordship.
Wealth
Farmland between the Musone and the Potenza.
Military
Walls and the citizen host.
Threats
- Osimo
Charter
The peace with Osimo of 1199 (terms not pinned).
Communities
Not documented.
Fairs and markets
Not pinned (its great fair is later).
Militia
Citizen militia.
Walls and castle
A walled hill town.
Trade and crafts
Farmland down to the coast at the mouth of the Potenza.
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.
- 18 January 1202Party to the concord of Polverigi with Osimo and the other towns.Depends on: The war of 1201. Stopped by: No war.
Where the sources disagree
Evidence: The 1199 peace and Polverigi from the Enciclopedia Italiana; the Matelica league from Italian Wikipedia only.
On the map: A guessed contado; Montelupone and the coast may have belonged to others in 1200.
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.