Francesco Ludovico I Of Saluzzo

Francesco Ludovico of Saluzzo (25 February 1498 in

Saluzzo Saluzzo (; pms, Salusse ) is a town and former principality in the province of Cuneo, in the Piedmont region, Italy. The city of Saluzzo is built on a hill overlooking a vast, well-cultivated plain. Iron, lead, silver, marble, slate etc. are fo ...

– 28 March 1537 in

Carmagnola Carmagnola (; pms, Carmagnòla ) is a ''comune'' (municipality) in the Metropolitan City of Turin in the Italian region Piedmont, located south of Turin. The town is on the right side of the Po river. The nature of the soil determined over t ...

), was

Marquis of Saluzzo The marquises (also marquesses or margraves) of Saluzzo were the medieval feudal rulers city of Saluzzo (today part of Piedmont, Italy) and its countryside from 1175 to 1549. Originally counts, the family received in ''feudum'' the city from the ...

between 1529 and 1537. Francesco marchese di Saluzzo, 1529-37

Francesco was the third son of

Ludovico II of Saluzzo Ludovico II del Vasto (23 March 1438 in Saluzzo – 27 January 1504) was marquess of Saluzzo from 1475 until his death. Before his accession as marquis he held the title of Count of Carmagnola. Biography Ludovico was the son of Ludovico I ...

and

Margaret of Foix-Candale }, 1473, – Castres, 9 September 1536), Marchioness of Saluzzo, regent of Marquisate of Saluzzo (1504–1526), aunt of Anna of Foix-Candale, Queen of Hungary. Life Margaret was the youngest daughter of John de Foix, 1st Earl of Kendal and Marg ...

. He became ruler of Saluzzo when

Francis I of France Francis I (french: François Ier; frm, Francoys; 12 September 1494 – 31 March 1547) was King of France from 1515 until his death in 1547. He was the son of Charles, Count of Angoulême, and Louise of Savoy. He succeeded his first cousin once ...

deposed Francesco's elder brother Giovanni Ludovico, who had tried to ally Saluzzo with Emperor

Charles V Charles V may refer to: * Charles V, Holy Roman Emperor (1500–1558) * Charles V of Naples (1661–1700), better known as Charles II of Spain * Charles V of France (1338–1380), called the Wise * Charles V, Duke of Lorraine (1643–1690) * Infan ...

. Owing his title to the French King, Francesco couldn't prevent the

Marquisate of Saluzzo The Marquisate of Saluzzo () was a historical Italian state that included parts of the current region of Piedmont and of the French Alps. The Marquisate was much older than the Renaissance lordships, being a legacy of the feudalism of the High ...

becoming a satellite state of France. When John George, last Marquis of neighbouring

Marquisate of Montferrat The March (also ''margraviate'' or ''marquisate'') of Montferrat was a frontier march of the Kingdom of Italy during the Middle Ages and a state of the Holy Roman Empire. The margraviate was raised to become the Duchy of Montferrat in 1574. O ...

died, Francesco claimed the succession. But Montferrat was occupied by the Spanish under Emperor

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, who gave it to his ally

Federico II Gonzaga, Duke of Mantua Federico II of Gonzaga (17 May 1500 – 28 August 1540) was the ruler of the Italian city of Mantua (first as Marquis, later as Duke) from 1519 until his death. He was also Marquis of Montferrat from 1536. Biography Federico was son of Francesco ...

. Francesco died in 1537 without heirs, and the rule of Saluzzo passed on to his youngest brother

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. {{DEFAULTSORT:Francesco Of Saluzzo 1498 births 1537 deaths

Francesco Francesco, the Italian (and original) version of the personal name " Francis", is the most common given name among males in Italy. Notable persons with that name include: People with the given name Francesco * Francesco I (disambiguation), sev ...