Insula, commune (Izola / Isola)

Emperor Otto I donates Izola in Istria to the Venetian Vitale Candiano.

Emperor Otto II confirms the purchase of Izola, sold by Vitale Candiano to Patriarch Rodoald of Aquileia.

The people of Koper and Izola swear an oath of fealty to the doge and the Commune of Venice, promising to arm one galley whenever Venice would embark on a military campaign with fifteen or more galleys, military aid for any Venetian military endeavor in the Adriatic, in the zone between Dubrovnik, Venice, and Ancona, guaranteeing the safety of all the Venetians in their city, and promising to observe the same ducal laws on grain trade as Venetians.

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. A Patriarch Raymond’s reply and counterproposal, a final sketch of the treaty is presented to the parties.

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.