Town · The counts Aldobrandeschi · as at first light, 1 January 1200

Sovana

The Aldobrandeschi capital and a bishop's see on its tufa ridge.

Who holds it

Name
Count Ildebrandino VIII Aldobrandeschi (his seat) and the bishop of Sovana.
Title
Lord or governing body
Confidence
medium

Lord in 1200

Count Ildebrandino VIII Aldobrandeschi (his seat) and the bishop of Sovana.

Primary sources for Aldobrandeschi

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. Aldobrandeschi (it.wikipedia)
  2. Ildebrandino VIII Aldobrandeschi (it.wikipedia)

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