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

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feudal 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 margrave of Turin, Ulric Manfred. It passed to the margrave of Susa, of the del Vasto family of Savona, and, in 1175, it was raised to margravial status by the Emperor Frederick I. 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

Bresse Bresse () is a former French province. It is located in the regions of Auvergne-Rhône-Alpes and Bourgogne-Franche-Comté of eastern France. The geographical term ''Bresse'' has two meanings: ''Bresse bourguignonne'' (or ''louhannaise''), whi ...

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), Lor ...

(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 Zoll ...

, 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 (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