Po town on the Vercelli border, coveted by Vercelli.
Who holds it
- Name
- Boniface I
- Title
- Marquis of Montferrat
- Since
- 1192
- Confidence
- high
DBI.
Lord in 1200
Boniface of Montferrat, until he sells it with Pontestura to Vercelli on 22 July 1202.
Overlord
The emperor.
How things stand that morning
Montferrat's.
Threats
- Vercelli
Trade and crafts
Po river traffic.
What the year holds
What happened next, if nothing in play changes it. Each event carries what it depends on and what would stop it.
- 22 July 1202 (beyond 1200)Sold to Vercelli with Pontestura.Depends on: Boniface's debts. Stopped by: Money from elsewhere.
Primary sources for Montferrat
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 Conquest of Constantinople (Villehardouin), Geoffrey of Villehardouin (about 1207 to 1213). Opens with the preaching of Fulk of Neuilly and the tournament at Ecry (28 November 1199) where Theobald III of Champagne and Louis of Blois took the cross, then the taking of the cross by Baldwin of Flanders, Hugh of Saint-Pol, Geoffrey of Perche and others through early 1200, the assemblies at Soissons and Compiegne in 1200, and the six envoys sent to Venice in the winter of 1200 to 1201. Read online
Sources and studies
Last revised 4 November 2026. Published 4 November 2026. Suggest a correction on the OMNIA Discord.