Frederick II ( it, Federico del Vasto) (died 1396) was

marquess 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 ...

from 1357 to his death. He succeeded his father,

Thomas II of Saluzzo Thomas II ( it, Tommaso del Vasto) (1304 – 18 August 1357) was Marquess of Saluzzo from 1336 to his death. He succeeded his father, Frederick I. His mother Margarete de La Tour du Pin, a daughter of Humbert I de La Tour du Pin, Dauphin de Vien ...

Frederick II of Saluzzo as Julius Caesar

His mother was Ricciarda

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, a daughter of

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and Beatrice d' Este. Beatrice was a daughter of

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by either his first wife Giacoma Fieschi or his second wife Constanza della Scala. He inherited a marquisate impoverished by the recent civil war, and in bad relationships with the neighbouring

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. Therefore, he felt himself compelled to seek help from

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, swearing loyalty to

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in April 1375. In the following forty years the margraves repeatedly asked the French help against Savoy: in 1376, for example, Thomas went to

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, asking to King Charles V that the quarrel with Savoy could be debated at the Paris Parliament. Frederick was eventually succeeded by his son

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Marriage and children

Frederick married Beatrice of

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. She was a daughter of Hugh of Geneva, Lord of Gex, Anthon and Varey (son of Amadeus II of Geneva). They had nine children: *

Thomas III of Saluzzo Thomas III of Saluzzo ( it, Tommaso III di Saluzzo) (1356–1416) was Marquess of Saluzzo from 1396 until his death. He was born in Saluzzo in north-western Italy to Frederick II del Vasto and Beatrice of Geneva. His maternal grandfather was Hug ...

. * Amedeo of Saluzzo, Lord of Anton and Varey (1396–1419). *Pietro of Saluzzo,

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(died 1412). *Ugonino of Saluzzo, Lord of Sanfronte, Morny, Monreale and Bastide. *Roberto of Saluzzo. A monk of the

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. *Giacomo of Saluzzo. A monk of the

. *Polia of Saluzzo. Married first

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and secondly Framonte of Cars. *Violente of Saluzzo. Married Antonio of Porri, Count of Pollenzo, Pocapaglia, San Vittore and Braida, Marquess of Val Brebbia. *Constanza of Saluzzo. Married

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. He also had three illegitimate children, later legitimised: *Giovanna of Saluzzo. A nun. *Franceschina of Saluzzo. *Margherita of Saluzzo.

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