Marquisate of Saluzzo
| Marquisate of Saluzzo | ||||||||
| Marchesato di Saluzzo | ||||||||
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| Capital | Saluzzo | |||||||
| Religion | Catholic | |||||||
| Government | Marquisate | |||||||
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| • | 1125–1175 | Manfred I of Saluzzo (first) | ||||||
| • | 1537–1548 | Gian Gabriele I of Saluzzo (last) | ||||||
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| • | Donation of Boniface del Vasto to his son Manfred | 1125 | ||||||
| • | Annexion to France | 23 February 1548 | ||||||
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The Marquisate of Saluzzo was a historical Italian state that included French and Piedmont territories on the Alps.
The Marquisate of Saluzzo occupied parts of the provinces of Cuneo and Turin, and at times areas now under French control. However, Saluzzo was historically the area between the Stura, the Po and the Alps. the del Vasto family, who ruled Saluzzo throughout its period, also owned other areas in Liguria and Italy for the many arranged marriages, but Saluzzo never saw these territories annexed to it. Probably, if there had not been the Italian advance of Savoy, Saluzzo might have been able to conquer other lands in Piedmont, which ranking as one of the main Italian signorie.
The ancient and noble dynasty of Liguria was located in the region around Ventimiglia. The House of Del Vasto became masters of the city when Ulric Manfred II of Turin chose to enfeoff Boniface del Vasto as marquis. His eldest son Manfred inherited it. From that moment the del Vasto became Marquis of the Piedmontese town and handed the title dynastically as a true signoria.
Manfred II tried to extend the marquisate beyond its domain so battled with the Savoy. After Manfred's death, his widow Alasia had to provide them a number of tributes per year: from these tributes, Savoy established claims of mastery over the marquisate which led them to clash repeatedly against the weak Marquis.
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