Thomas II of Saluzzo
Thomas II(Italian:Tommaso del Vasto) (1304 – 18 August 1357) wasMarquess of Saluzzofrom 1336 to his death. He succeeded his father,Frederick I.
His mother Margarete de La Tour du Pin, a daughter ofHumbert I de La Tour du Pin, Dauphin de Viennois.
His succession was disputed by his uncleManfred.The ensuing war was part of the widerGuelf–Ghibelline conflict.Thomas, who had married aVisconti,was a Ghibelline and Manfred a Guelf with the support of the Angevin KingRobert of Naples.Robert therefore, to reduce Ghibelline (and Visconti) power in the north, advanced on Saluzzo and besieged it. He succeeded in taking it and sacking it, setting the city on fire and imprisoning Thomas, who had to pay a ransom. The whole dramatic event is recorded bySilvio Pellico.
In August 1347, he joinedJohn II, Marquess of MontferratandHumbert II of Viennoisas they attackedSavoyand conquered the Angevin lands in northern Italy after the death of Robert.[1]The 1348 treaty which resolved this war left none of the participants satisfied. Thomas now owed allegiance to Milan, as well as his prior allegiance to Savoy.[2]
Thomas was eventually succeeded by his sonFrederick II.
Marriage and children
[edit]Thomas married RicciardaVisconti.She was a daughter ofGaleazzo I Visconti,Lord of Milanand Beatrice d'Este.Beatrice was a daughter ofObizzo II d'Esteby either his first wife Giacoma Fieschi or his second wife Constanza della Scala. They had eleven children:
- Frederick II, Marquess of Saluzzo.
- Galeazzo of Saluzzo (born 1332, date of death unknown). Considered to have died young.
- Azonne of Saluzzo (c. 1336–1426). Lord of Monasterolo, Oncino, Paesana, Crissolo, Sanfront and Castellar.
- Eustacchio of Saluzzo (died 1405). Count of Cervinasco and Monesiglio, Lord of San Pietro Monterosso, Montemale and Prasleves.
- Luchino of Saluzzo. Squire to the Counts of Savoy, possibly illegitimate.
- Constanza of Saluzzo.
- Giacomo of Saluzzo.
- Luchina of Saluzzo. Married Giovanni Beccaria.
- Beatrice of Saluzzo. MarriedAntoni Falletto, Lord of Villafaletto.
- Pentesilea of Saluzzo. Married Ludovico of Chiesa.
- Anna of Saluzzo. Anun.
Notes
[edit]Sources
[edit]- Cox, Eugene L. (1967).The Green Count of Savoy.Princeton, New Jersey: Princeton University Press.LCCN67-11030.
- Marek, Miroslav."A listing of his descendants".Genealogy.EU.