The marquises (also marquesses or margraves) of Saluzzo were the

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rulers city of

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 ...

(today part of

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, Italy) and its countryside from 1175 to 1549. Originally counts, the family received in ''feudum'' the city from the

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, Ulric Manfred. It passed to the margrave of Susa, of the

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family of

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, and, in 1175, it was raised to margravial status by the

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. In 1549, it was annexed to

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during the

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. It remained under French control until 1601, when it was ceded to the

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in exchange for

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and surrounding territories.

Marquises

* Manfred I (1125–1175) * Manfred II (1175–1215) * Manfred III (1215–1244) *

Thomas I Thomas I may refer to: * Thomas I of Constantinople, Patriarch from 607 to 610 * Thomas I of Jerusalem, Patriarch until 821 * Thomas I of York (died in 1100) * Thomas I, Count of Savoy (1178–1233) * Thomas I d'Autremencourt (died ca. 1212), Lord ...

(1244–1296) * Manfred IV (1296–1330) ** Manfred V, civil war with his brother until 1332 **

Frederick I Frederick I may refer to: * Frederick of Utrecht or Frederick I (815/16–834/38), Bishop of Utrecht. * Frederick I, Duke of Upper Lorraine (942–978) * Frederick I, Duke of Swabia (1050–1105) * Frederick I, Count of Zoller ...

, civil war with his brother until 1332 *

(1332–1336) * Thomas II (1336–1357) * Frederick II (1357–1396) * Thomas III (1396–1416) * Ludovico I (1416–1475) *

Ludovico II Ludovico II may refer to: * Ludovico II Gonzaga, capitano del popolo of Mantua (1334-1382) * Ludovico II Gonzaga, Marquis of Mantua (1412–1478) * Ludovico II of Saluzzo Ludovico II del Vasto (23 March 1438 in Saluzzo – 27 January 1504) ...

(1475–1504) * Michele Antonio (1504–1528) * Gian Ludovico (1528–1529, d.1563), ''deposed'' * Francesco Ludovico I (1529–1537) * Gian Gabriele (1537–1548)

Marquises

See also