A castle town on the Cornia, first attested in 973, with an Aldobrandeschi castle and an ancient pieve (San Giusto).
Its communal palace is of the thirteenth century. Who held it on 1 January 1200 is not pinned beyond the castle's Aldobrandeschi name; the counts' county is the tue sheet's.
Who holds it
- Name
- The counts Aldobrandeschi, whose castle (the Rocca aldobrandesca) commands the town [thin]
- Title
- Lord of the town
- Confidence
- low
Undated.
Lord in 1200
The counts Aldobrandeschi, whose castle (the Rocca aldobrandesca) commands the town [thin]
How things stand that morning
Aldobrandeschi castle town [thin].
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: Undated.
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
Last revised 4 November 2026. Published 4 November 2026. Suggest a correction on the OMNIA Discord.