Manfred II (1140–1215) was the second
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 his father's death in 1175 to his own. He was the son of
Manfred I and Eleanor. He placed the capital of the margravate definitively in Saluzzo.
He married
Azalaïs of Montferrat before 1182, forming an alliance with one of the most powerful dynasties in northern Italy.
Manfred expanded the march and fought against the expansionism of the neighbouring
counts of Savoy. After several minor skirmishes, the two principalities came to terms in 1213 and peace was established for the final two years of his life. Since his eldest son Boniface had predeceased him in 1212, he was succeeded by his grandson,
Manfred III, under the regency of Azalaïs. She had to pay tribute on behalf of young Manfred, and for the next century, Saluzzo was a vassal of Savoy.
Family
Manfred and Azalais had:
* Agnes, married
Comita III of Torres
Comita III (c. 1160 – 1218) was the '' giudice'' of Logudoro, with its capital at Torres, from 1198 until 1218. He was the youngest of four sons of Barisone II of Torres and Preziosa de Orrubu. He ruled at a time when the great families, usually ...
* Boniface (the heir, who predeceased his father), married Maria di Torres, daughter of aforementioned Comita. They were the parents of Manfred II's successor,
Manfredo III of Saluzzo
Manfred III (died 1244) was the third Marquess of Saluzzo, from 1215 to his death. He was the son of Boniface of Saluzzo and Maria di Torres of Sassari (in Sardinia). Since his father died in 1212, he succeeded his grandfather Manfred II as marq ...
* Margaret, married Geoffrey de Salvaing
* María, married Marquis
William II of Ceva
William is a masculine given name of Norman French origin.Hanks, Hardcastle and Hodges, ''Oxford Dictionary of First Names'', Oxford University Press, 2nd edition, , p. 276. It became very popular in the English language after the Norman conques ...
* Thomas.
He also fathered an illegitimate son, Bastardino.
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1140 births
1215 deaths
Manfred 2