Vol. 4: A 1209 usque ad 1300

The Commune of Poreč constitutes a Tergestus de Raphaele as its procurator, tasked with petitioning the right to elect the podestà of Poreč for the following year from Patriarch-Margrave Gregory of Montelongo and, in case the petition is granted, to elect whomever he wishes for the next podestà of Poreč.

Having petitioned and received the right to elect their own podestà for a year, the envoys of the Commune of Poreč elect Zaninus de Marco [of Koper] as their podestà, and the Patriarch-Margrave Gregory of Montelongo approves the election.

The Commune of Novigrad elects Biaquin of Momjan and his heirs as their perpetual podestà, with the community promising to maintain this arrangement under penalty of one thousand marks of good silver and pledging all communal goods as security.

Patriarch Gregory of Montelongo and Count Maynard IV of Gorizia reach an accord regarding the properties pledged to the count, Monfalcone, Cormòns, and the investiture of hereditary fiefs enjoyed by the count from the Church of Aquileia.

At the request of Bishop Bonacursius of Novigrad and the canons, Biaquin of Momjan, perpetual podestà of Novigrad, renounces all rights to the city’s rectorship, pledges, and charters he had obtained from the citizens, promising that neither he nor his heirs would ever claim such rights again under penalty of one thousand marks of silver to the commune.

The Commune of Poreč constitutes Boniface, the patriarch’s gastald in Poreč, as its procurator tasked with petitioning the right to elect the podestà of Poreč for the following year from Patriarch-Margrave Gregory of Montelongo and, in case the petition is granted, to elect whomever he wishes for the next podestà of Poreč and have it confirmed by the patriarch.

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

Having petitioned and received the right to elect their own podestà for a year, the envoys of the Commune of Sveti Lovreč elect Senisio de Bernardis of Padua as their podestà, and Albert, the deputy of 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.

Having heard and approved the petition from the envoys of the Commune of Koper, Aquileian Patriarch and Istrian Margrave Gregory of Montelongo permits the election of a Venetian to serve as the podesta of Koper; based on the mutual agreement, the elected person may be either Giovanni Badoer, Giacomo Dolfin or Angelo Morosini.

Patriarch Gregory of Montelongo and counts Maynard IV and Albert I of Gorizia sign a peace treaty, ending all hostilities, addressing a number of unresolved issues, and promising each other mutual aid.

Monfiorito of Pula pledges loyalty to the Aquileian Patriarch Gregory of Montelongo, promising to uphold the rights and honor of his Church, to reimburse all goods received from the patriarch and his people, to immediately and unconditionally withdraw from Motovun, and to appoint suitable sureties for the fulfillment of these commitments in form of sworn guarantors. This oath is subsequently reaffirmed in Muggia as Monfiorito, along with the representatives of the Commune of Pula, provides thirty-one persons as his sworn guarantors.

Aquileian Patriarch and Margrave of Istria and Carniola Gregory of Montelongo invests Henry of Pazin and his heirs, represented by Cono of Momjan, with several fiefs which included Lupoglav and the adjacent village Gorenja Vas in Istria.

Albert, the bishop of Concordia and deputy of Patriarch Gregory of Montelongo, acting in the patriarch’s name, and Count Maynard IV of Gorizia, representing himself and his brother, Count Albert I, agree to appoint Cono of Moruzzo and John of Cucagna as arbiters tasked with settling the dispute between the counts of Gorizia and Patriarch Gregory regarding all the damages the parties committed against each other from the signing of the Peace of Buzet (doc. 1264_PG) onward.

Gregory of Montelongo, the patriarch of Aquileia, and Albert I, Count of Gorizia (acting also for his brother Maynard IV), enter into a mutual defense pact with specific terms regarding military assistance to quell the rebellion in Motovun, division of spoils, and dispute resolution, secured by the exchange of castles held in custody by the lords of Momjan.

Brothers Albert I and Maynard IV, counts of Gorizia and Tirol, divide their patrimony, so that Maynard received the County of Tyrol and Albert the County of Gorizia, with the Fort on Mühlbach Pass as the natural border between the two counties.

Aquileian Patriarch Gregory of Montelongo and Count Albert I of Gorizia form an alliance against the Commune of Koper, with the count pledging military assistance and the patriarch promising equal division of seized goods and prisoners should the city be taken, while maintaining jurisdiction over the city itself and agreeing not to make peace without the count’s consent.

Aquileian Patriarch Gregory of Montelongo and Count Albert I of Gorizia agree to support each other militarily against the Commune of Koper should either party be attacked, with the patriarch first attempting diplomatic resolution through letters or messengers before military action in case of Koper’s attack on the Gorizian count.

Count Albert I of Gorizia, advocate of the Church of Aquileia, agrees to submit to arbitration by King Ottokar II of Bohemia and Archbishop Vladislaus of Salzburg regarding peace terms between himself and his allies (including Frederick of Caporiacco, the brothers Dietalm and Henry of Villalta, James of Ragogna, and the Commune of Koper) and the patriarch and his supporters, pledging his castles of Gorizia and Karsberk as security to be forfeited to the Church of Aquileia should he, his heirs or his allies fail to comply with the arbitrators’ decisions.

Aquileian Patriarch Gregory of Montelongo pledges to submit to arbitration by King Ottokar II of Bohemia and Archbishop Vladislaus of Salzburg regarding his capture by Count Albert I of Gorizia and his allies (including Frederick of Caporiacco, the brothers Dietalm and Henry of Villalta, James of Ragogna, and the Commune of Koper), committing to restore the count and his allies to their previous status and address all grievances between the parties, offering the castles of Gemona and Chiusa as security to be forfeited to the count should he fail to comply, while also promising to seek papal absolution for the count and his allies from excommunication incurred due to his capture.

Asquin the dean and the chapter of Aquileia together with Hartwig of Castellerio the deputy, all acting on behalf of the Patriarchate of Aquileia during the sede vacante period, accord a privilege to the Commune of Buzet as a reward for their loyalty and steadfastness during the past war, exempting them from an annual tax in money that they had customarily paid to the Church of Aquileia.

Bishop Wernhard of Pićan attests that while he was still parish priest of Lind (in Carinthia, Drava Valley), Pabo of Sachsenburg, son of Waltfrid, made his final testament on his deathbed, bequeathing annual income of three marks to Millstatt monastery where he chose to be buried alongside his father's exhumed remains, two newly cultivated fields and one manor in Feldsberg to the parish church of Lind and its chapel in Sachsenburg, thirty marks of annual income near Friesach and in Carinthia to his brothers, and 200 marks to his wife secured by Sachsenburg castle with the condition that once the church of Salzburg repais this sum, the castle and all other possessions revert to the church's control.

The brothers Maynard IV and Albert I, counts of Gorizia and Tirol, formally divide their patrimony, with Maynard receiving the County of Tyrol and Albert the County of Gorizia, including jurisdictions in Istria.

The Commune of Pula constitutes a Lazarus as its procurator, tasked to journey to Friuli and petition the current government for the right to elect a podestà to govern the city for another year.

Raymond della Terra, the patriarch of Aquileia, appoints Manfred Cagapisto and Jacob Porrezionis as his legal representatives with the power of attorney to conclude a new deal with the doge and the Commune of Venice.