TheMarquisate of Saluzzo(Latin:Marchionatus de Salutia) was ahistorical Italian statethat included parts of the current region ofPiedmontand of theFrench Alps.The Marquisate was much older than theRenaissancelordships, being a legacy of thefeudalismof theHigh Middle Ages.
Marquisate of Saluzzo Marchionatus de Salutia(Latin) | |||||||||||
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| 1142[1]–1548 | |||||||||||
| Motto:Noch, noch e Ne pour ce(Latin) "Ancòra, ancòra" e "Non sol per questo"(Italian) "Still, still" and "Not just for this reason" | |||||||||||
 Map of Italy in 1494. Saluzzo is northwest, inmagic mint(pale green). | |||||||||||
| Capital | Saluzzo | ||||||||||
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| Religion | Roman Catholicism | ||||||||||
| Government | Monarchy(Marquistate) | ||||||||||
| Marquis | |||||||||||
• 1142–1175 | Manfred I of Saluzzo(first) | ||||||||||
• 1537–1548 | Gian Gabriele I of Saluzzo(last) | ||||||||||
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• Donation ofBoniface del Vastoto his sonManfred | 1142[1] | ||||||||||
• Annexion toFrance | 23 February 1548 | ||||||||||
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| Today part of | |||||||||||
Marquisate territories
editTheMarquisateofSaluzzooccupied parts of the modernprovince of CuneoandMetropolitan City of Turin,and at times areas now under French control; the core of its lands was the area between theStura di Demonte,thePoand theAlps.Thedel Vasto family,who ruled Saluzzo throughout its period, also owned other territories in Italy after a series of arranged marriages, but these were never officially annexed to the marquisate.
Del Vasto rule
editThe House of Del Vasto became masters of the city whenUlric Manfred II of Turinchose toenfeoffBoniface del Vastoas marquis. His eldest sonManfredinherited it. From that moment the del Vasto became Marquis of the Piedmontese town and handed the title dynastically as a true seigniory.[2]
Manfred IItried to extend the marquisate beyond its domain against theHouse of Savoy.After Manfred's death, his widowAzalaïshad to provide them a number of tributes per year: from these tributes, Savoy established claims of mastery over the marquisate which led them to clash repeatedly against the weak Marquis.[3]
Often torn by internal dissension, Saluzzo reached the period of greatest splendor under the rule ofLudovico IandLudovico IIin the 15th century: the former, with a policy of neutrality towards wars in Italy, was able to act as mediator between the discord and received praises from the emperor and the king of France; the latter, looking for glory on the battlefield, was repeatedly defeated, beginning the decline of the Marquisate. During his reign, however, he was attentive in developing trade by building the first Alpine tunnel, theBuco di Visoconnecting with a safe road Saluzzo with theDauphinéandProvence.[3][4]
At Ludovico II's death, however, his children fought bitterly for the throne, tearing the countryside and draining finances. The King of France, who had its eye over the Marquisate, then formally annexed it to thecrown of Parisafter deposing the last Marquis,Gabrielein 1548.[4]
Saluzzo became part of France for half a century, until the Savoy, with theTreaty of Lyon (1601),succeeded in taking possession of it and retaining control, with alternating phases, until theUnification of Italy.
See also
editReferences
edit- ^Ruggiero, Michele (1979),Storia del PiemonteEditrice Piemonte in Bancarella,Torino.
- ^"SALUZZO, marchesi di in" Dizionario Biografico "".www.treccani.it(in Italian).Retrieved2022-09-19.
- ^ab"Il Marchesato di Saluzzo".Comune di Saluzzo(in Italian).Retrieved2022-09-19.
- ^ab"Il Marchesato di Saluzzo".www.gruppostoricodelsaluzzese.it(in Italian).Retrieved2022-09-19.