Chapter town in the Vosges, drawn into the duke's orbit.
Who holds it
- Name
- the canons; Duke Simon II (advocate)
- Title
- Chapter of Saint-Die, with the duke as advocate
- Since
- n/a
- Born
- n/a
- Family
- n/a
- Confidence
- medium
fr.wikipedia Simon II (1203 burning and excommunication)
Lord in 1200
The chapter, under the duke's advocacy; the duke's hand is heavy (he burns and plunders the canons' property in 1203).
Communities
Chapter of canons.
Trade and crafts
Vosges timber.
Where the sources disagree
Evidence: Advocacy quarrel attested for 1203.
Primary sources for Lorraine
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 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
- Deeds of the archbishops of Trier, continuations (continuations written in the 13th century). The Trier house history for Archbishop John I (1190 to 1212), who held the Moselle between the two kings. Read online
Sources and studies
Last revised 4 November 2026. Published 4 November 2026. Suggest a correction on the OMNIA Discord.