A bishop's town on the Via Latina between Capua and San Germano, at the foot of the Roccamonfina.
It surrendered to Henry VI in 1191 and came back to Tancred that year; Henry then sold it with Sessa to the count of Fondi. It held out against Markward in 1199.
Who holds it
- Name
- Count Richard of Aquila of Fondi
- Title
- Lord of Teano
- Since
- 1191 (bought from Henry VI)
- Confidence
- medium
DBI on Riccardo dell'Aquila; Richard of San Germano.
Lord in 1200
Count Richard of Fondi by purchase from Henry VI (1191); his son still held it in 1211. In the autumn of 1199 Markward, marching back from Apulia, attacked Teano and failed to take it (Richard of San Germano); who defended it is not recorded.
Overlord
The king.
How things stand that morning
The count of Fondi's town, on Diepold's side through the count [medium].
Militia
The townsmen who held out in 1199.
Walls and castle
Walls strong enough to stop Markward in 1199.
Trade and crafts
The Via Latina; the farms of the Savone valley.
Where the sources disagree
Evidence: The 1199 siege is in Richard of San Germano; the count's tenure in the DBI.
Primary sources for Diepold's Germans
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.
- Annals of Montecassino; Annals of Ceccano (Fossanova) (12th and early 13th centuries; Ceccano to 1217). Two sets of annals from either side of the papal and Sicilian frontier. Read online
- Chronicle of Richard of San Germano, Richard of San Germano (first version about 1216, enlarged to 1243). The fullest southern narrative of the Hohenstaufen kingdom, written by a notary on the border of the Terra di Lavoro. Read online
- Chronicle of Sicard, bishop of Cremona, Sicard of Cremona (about 1210 to 1213). A universal chronicle whose last part is a well-placed eyewitness account by a Lombard bishop who served emperors and popes. Read online
- 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
- Book in honour of the Emperor, or On Sicilian affairs, Peter of Eboli (1195 to 1197). An illustrated verse account of Henry VI's conquest of Sicily, preserved in a single manuscript made at the imperial court. Read online
Sources and studies
- Richard of San Germano, Chronicle, trans. G.A. Loud (University of Leeds, PDF; covers to 1199)
- Riccardo dell'Aquila (Treccani, Dizionario Biografico degli Italiani)
Last revised 4 November 2026. Published 4 November 2026. Suggest a correction on the OMNIA Discord.