Seat of the county of Tonnerre, kept by Peter of Courtenay for his life.
Who holds it
- Name
- Peter of Courtenay, count of Tonnerre for life
- Title
- Lord of the town
- Since
- 1184-1185; for life since 1199
- Confidence
- high
Lord in 1200
Count Peter of Courtenay.
How things stand that morning
Held by Peter.
Charter
None known for 1200.
Communities
Abbey of Saint-Michel above the town.
Walls and castle
Comital castle on the hill; the Fosse Dionne spring below.
Trade and crafts
Wine of the Tonnerrois on the Armancon, sent toward the Yonne and Paris.
Where the sources disagree
Evidence: General literature.
Primary sources for Nevers
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.
- Chronicle of Robert of Auxerre, Robert of Auxerre (Robert of Saint-Marien) (about 1190 to 1211; continued at Saint-Marien to 1227). A universal chronicle whose last twenty years are contemporary and well informed from Burgundy and the Auxerrois. Read online
- The Acts of Philip Augustus, with Delisle's Calendar, Various (the French royal chancery) (1179 to 1223). The king's own charters and treaties for the year: the peace of Peronne with Baldwin IX in January 1200, the treaty of Le Goulet with John on 22 May 1200, the marriage settlement for Louis and Blanche, the privilege for the scholars of Paris, grants to towns, abbeys and Norman lords, and the first acts of the king's new acquisitions in the Vexin, Evreux and Berry. Read online
Sources and studies
Last revised 4 November 2026. Published 4 November 2026. Suggest a correction on the OMNIA Discord.