Manfred IV (died 1330) was the fifth

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 1296, the son of

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and Luisa of Ceva. Manfred IV of Saluzzo as Judas Macabheus

Biography

Manfred forced the commune of Saluzzo (granted it by his father) to sign a contract regulating the relations between the city, its ''

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'', and the marquess. Manfred also continued his father's extension of the margravial territory, mostly through annexations of land and castles. On 27 August 1305, Manfred paid fealty to Amadeus V of Savoy for the Marquisate of Saluzzo. In 1322, in return for reorganising the debts of the Del Carretto family, he obtained the castles of

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, Rocchetta, and

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. By his first marriage, to Beatrix of Sicily, daughter of

Manfred of Sicily Manfred ( scn, Manfredi di Sicilia; 123226 February 1266) was the last King of Sicily from the Hohenstaufen dynasty, reigning from 1258 until his death. The natural son of the Holy Roman Emperor Frederick II, Manfred became regent over the ...

and

Helena Angelina Doukaina Helena Angelina Doukaina ( 1242 – 1271) was Queen of Sicily as the second wife of King Manfred. Queen Helena was the daughter of Michael II Komnenos Doukas, Despot of Epirus, and Theodora Petraliphaina. Her marriage was an expression of the all ...

, Manfred had one son:

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. However, he fell under the influence of his second wife, Isabella Doria, by whom he had three children (

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, Theodore, and Boniface), and tried to appoint his second eldest son Manfred to the succession. This precipitated a civil war after his death in 1330 that lasted until 29 July 1332, when the throne was ceded to Frederick.

Marriages and children

Manfred IV married first Beatrix of Sicily, daughter of

and

. They had two children: *

Frederick I of Saluzzo Frederick I (1287–1336) was the seventh Marquess of Saluzzo from 1330 until his death. He was the eldest son of Manfred IV of Saluzzo by his first wife Beatrice, daughter of King Manfred of Sicily. He was overlooked by his father, who appoi ...

*Caterina of Saluzzo. Married William Enganna, Lord of the Barge. He married secondly Isabella

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, daughter of Bernabo Doria and Eleonora Fieschi. Her parents were Patricians of the

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. They had four children: *

Manfred V of Saluzzo Manfred V was marquess of Saluzzo from 1330 and 1332, and later usurper from 1341–1342. He was the second son of Manfred IV of Saluzzo and first by his second wife, Isabella Doria. The influence of his mother at court caused his father to appoi ...

*Boniface of Saluzzo. *Theodore of Saluzzo. *Eleonora of Saluzzo. Married Oddone I, Marquess of Ceva. He also had an illegitimate daughter, Elinda of Saluzzo.

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