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

Santarcangelo

Castle town on Monte Giove above the Via Emilia west of Rimini, on the road to Cesena.

Who holds it

Title
Lord
Since
not pinned
Confidence
low

A castle on Monte Giove is attested from the ninth century; Barbarossa stopped here in 1164 and issued two diplomas for Ravenna's monasteries. The Balacchi counts ruled it only from the thirteenth century. Its tie to Rimini in 1200 is not documented.

Lord in 1200

Not pinned; in Rimini's countryside.

How things stand that morning

Probably within Rimini's contado (not pinned).

Where the sources disagree

Evidence: Italian Wikipedia gives no lord for 1200.

Primary sources for Rimini

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.

  • 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

Sources and studies

  1. Santarcangelo di Romagna (it.wikipedia)

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