One of the old chief places of the Burgaria, with a weekly market granted in 1190 and the Avogadri's fortress, attacked by Frederick I in 1159 and 1167 and by Pavia's army in 1200.
Who holds it
- Name
- The Avogadri, valvassori of the archbishop, hold the pieve's tithes and the fortress
- Title
- Milanese borgo of the Burgaria
- Confidence
- medium
Lord in 1200
In Milan's contado; the Avogadri, vassals of the archbishop, built the fortress and have sub-enfeoffed the pieve's tithes since 1180.
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.
- during 1200 (month not pinned)Pavia's army attacks the fortress.Depends on: The Milan-Pavia war going on. Stopped by: A truce.
Where the sources disagree
Evidence: Italian Wikipedia, Rosate.
Primary sources for Milan
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
- The Registers of Pope Innocent III for 1199 to 1201, Innocent III and the papal chancery (22 February 1199 to 21 February 1201). The pope's outgoing letters for the year, in his chancery's own copy, touching nearly every realm in the atlas. Read online
Sources and studies
Last revised 4 November 2026. Published 4 November 2026. Suggest a correction on the OMNIA Discord.