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Aleramici
The House of Aleramici were a medieval Italian noble family of Frankish origin which ruled various northwestern counties and marches, in Piedmont and Liguria from the tenth to the 14th centuries.
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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 of ...
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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 ...
, birth_date = 21 October 1496
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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 ...
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Giovanni Ludovico of Saluzzo (also spelled ''Gian Ludovico''; c. 1496–1563) 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 ...
in 1528–1529.
Biography
The second eldest 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 of ...
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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 was imprisoned by his mother Marguerite of Foix when, during the
Italian Wars
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, he sided for Emperor
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(the marquesses of Saluzzo were traditional allied/subjects of the Kings of
France
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). In 1528 he was freed by a popular insurrection, and elected as Marquess in lieu of his brother, Michele Antonio, who had died in battle.
One year later however,
Francis I of France
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deposed him, replacing him with his brother
Francesco
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. Giovanni Ludovico subsequently tried to recover his rule in Saluzzo with the Emperors help, however he was unsuccesful. As such the marquisate entered the control of the French monarchy.{{cite book, title=Studi saluzzesi, year = 1901, url=https://books.google.com/books?id=LF0ZAQAAMAAJ&q=Giovanni+Ludovico+di+Saluzzo+france, publisher=Domenico Carutti (barone di Cantogno)
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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 ...
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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:
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