City · Commune of Treviso · as at first light, 1 January 1200

Treviso

A city of canals on the Sile, the head of an expanding commune that has just beaten the bishops of Ceneda and Belluno and the patriarch's friends.

It may still be under the interdict laid by Celestine III for the killing of the bishop of Belluno in 1197 (not pinned).

Who holds it

Name
Pietro di Remengarda for 1200 (start not pinned); 1199 officer not found
Title
Podesta
Since
1200
Confidence
low

Lord in 1200

The commune (see Treviso); the bishop of Treviso (a Church map record).

Charter

Podesta from 1176; regalia under the Peace of Constance (1183); agreements with Venice (1192, 1198).

Council

Podesta and consuls with the councils (not pinned for 1200).

Militia

City militia, citizen lords and hired companies.

Walls and castle

Twelfth-century walls on the Sile and the Cagnan canals.

Trade and crafts

The Sile port and the road to Mestre and the lagoon; grain, wine, timber and iron from the Piave valley; wool.

Where the sources disagree

On the map: Near land only.

Primary sources for Treviso

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.

Sources and studies

  1. TORELLI, Salinguerra, DBI
  2. Gerardo de' Taccoli, it.wikipedia

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