Town · Commune of Lucca · as at first light, 1 January 1200

Santa Croce

Not yet a town in 1200: no document of the castle exists before the thirteenth century, when it appears as a castle competing with Fucecchio.

The ground belongs to the Lucchese lower Valdarno.

Who holds it

Name
Not yet a town: villages of the Lucchese lower Valdarno
Title
Lord of the town
Confidence
low

Absence of early documents.

Lord in 1200

Not yet a town: villages of the Lucchese lower Valdarno

How things stand that morning

Villages in Lucca's sphere.

Council

Not recorded in the sources we used.

Communities

Not recorded in the sources we used.

Fairs and markets

Not recorded in the sources we used.

Militia

Not recorded in the sources we used.

Where the sources disagree

Evidence: Absence of early documents.

Primary sources for Lucca

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.

Sources and studies

  1. Santa Croce sull'Arno (it.wikipedia)

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