A road town in the narrows of the Tagliamento on the way to the Canal del Ferro; Otto III's diploma of 1001 granting the church the grazing of the Canal del Ferro is its first record.
Its double walls are begun in 1258 by Glizoio of Mels, then lord of the town.
Who holds it
- Name
- not pinned (the patriarch's ground; by 1258 Glizoio of Mels is lord of the town)
- Title
- Lord
- Confidence
- low
How things stand that morning
On the patriarch's road; lord not pinned.
Where the sources disagree
Evidence: Italian Wikipedia (Venzone) has nothing between 1001 and 1258.
Primary sources for Patriarchate of Aquileia
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.
- History of the doges of Venice (about 1229, with a continuation). The earliest surviving Venetian narrative close to the events. Read online
- Documents on the older commercial and political history of the Republic of Venice, part 1, 814 to 1205 (documents of 814 to 1205, edited 1856). Venice's treaties and privileges in full text. Read online
Sources and studies
Last revised 4 November 2026. Published 4 November 2026. Suggest a correction on the OMNIA Discord.