A walled city on the Bacchiglione and the Retrone, divided between the count's party (Maltraversi) and the bishop's party (da Vivaro).
Bishop Pistore governs the church; he will die on 10 July 1200 in the feud.
Who holds it
- Title
- Podesta or consuls
- Confidence
- low
Lord in 1200
The commune (see Vicenza); Bishop Pistore in the bishop's palace.
Charter
Peace of Constance (1183); consuls by 1147.
Council
Podesta or consuls and councils (names not pinned for 1200). A podesta's building order of 1208 (Guglielmo Pusterla) shows the commune's later reach.
Militia
City militia and the parties' knights.
Walls and castle
Twelfth-century walls; towers of the noble families.
Trade and crafts
Wool, the Prealps' iron and timber, river traffic to Padua.
Where the sources disagree
On the map: Near land only.
Primary sources for Vicenza
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 Lombard city annals of Piacenza, Milan, Cremona, Parma, Mantua and Verona (kept in the 12th and 13th centuries). The communes' own year lists. Read online
Sources and studies
Last revised 4 November 2026. Published 4 November 2026. Suggest a correction on the OMNIA Discord.