Montona, commune (Motovun / Montona)

Emperor Otto II confirms the jurisdictions of the bishops of Poreč and grants them immunities.

King Henry IV confirms the jurisdictions and immunities of the Bishopric of Poreč.

Having petitioned and received the right to elect their own podestà for a year, the envoys of the Commune of Motovun elect Senisio de Bernardis of Padua as their podestà, and the Patriarch-Margrave Gregory of Montelongo approves the election.

Having petitioned and received the right to elect their own podestà for a year from the Aquileian Patriarch and Istrian Margrave Gregory of Montelongo, the envoys of the Commune of Motovun elect Biaquino of Momjan as their podestà, and Patriarch-Margrave Gregory of Montelongo approves the election.

Aquileian patriarch [Raymond della Torre] catalogs his supposed rights and prerogatives in Istria to Venetian ambassadors [Marino Dauro and Pietro Tiepolo] – the Iura domini patriarche ac ecclesie Aquilegiensis in tota Istria.

With the help of Fulcher, the bishop of Concordia, a peace treaty is reached, signed between Venice on the one side and the Patriarchate of Aquileia, the count of Gorizia, and the Commune of Trieste on the other, ending the war that had begun in 1283.

The elected arbitrators and envoys deliberate over the dispute between the Commune of Venice and the Patriarchate of Aquileia regarding the jurisdiction over Istrian communes recognizing Venetian authority, reaching absolutely no conclusion after six sessions.

Records of negotiations between Venice and Patriarch Raymond della Torre regarding jurisdictions in Istria, mediated by Bishop Bernard of Tripoli: first, Venice elects its negotiators; second, Patriarch Raymond issues his statement; third, the Venetian envoys present their terms in two separate statements; finally, Patriarch Raymond responds to Venetian terms and a semblance of a peace treaty begins to take shape.

Records of negotiations between Venice and Patriarch Raymond della Torre regarding jurisdictions in Istria, mediated by Bishop Bernard of Tripoli. On Bernard’s suggestion, the parties negotiate regarding a partial restitution of Venetian towns in Istria, a two-year truce, and a lasting peace following the promulgation of the arbitrational sentence of Pope Nicholas IV, the jointly elected judge arbiter in the dispute regarding Istrian jurisdictions.

Records of negotiations between Venice and Patriarch Raymond della Torre regarding jurisdictions in Istria, mediated by Bishop Bernard of Tripoli. After Patriarch Raymond’s reply and counterproposal, a final sketch of the treaty is presented to the parties.

Boniface, the bishop of Poreč, laments to the Holy See, complaining to Pope Boniface VIII about various crimes and alienations committed against his Church by the citizens of Poreč, the Venetian podestàs, the counts of Gorizia and his retainers, and the incumbent patriarch of Aquileia, Raymond della Torre, beseeching the pope to initiate court proceedings and promulgate a swift verdict against of all who unlawfully hold possessions and rights belonging to his bishopric (original, unredacted concept).

Boniface, the bishop of Poreč, laments to the Holy See, complaining to Pope [Boniface VIII] about various crimes and alienations committed against his Church by the citizens of Poreč, the Venetian podestàs, the counts of Gorizia and his retainers, and the incumbent patriarch of Aquileia [Raymond della Torre], beseeching the pope to initiate court proceedings and promulgate a swift verdict against of all who unlawfully hold possessions and rights belonging to his bishopric (redacted version of doc. 1295_BP1).

The doge and the Commune of Venice sign a peace treaty with Count Albert III of Gorizia, imposing upon the Gorizian, the defeated party in the conflict, a series of obligations, restrictions, and renunciations aimed at securing the Venetian supremacy in Istria.

Due to poor management of public granaries throughout Istria, where the managers of these granaries used the money for other purposes rather than to purchase grains and other necessary items to feed the poor, the Venetian Senate enacts several rules to remedy this situation.