Manfred IV, Marquess of Saluzzo
Manfred IV (died 1330) was the fifth marquess of Saluzzo from 1296, the son and successor of Thomas I.
Manfred forced the commune of Saluzzo (granted it by his father) to sign a contract regulating the relations between the city, its "podestà", and the marquess.
Manfred also continued his father's extension of the margravial territory, mostly through annexations of land and castles.
In 1322, in return for reorganising the debts of the Del Carretto family, he obtained the castles of Cairo Montenotte, Rocchetta, and Cortemilia.
By his first marriage, to Beatrix of Sicily, daughter of Manfred of Sicily and Helena
Angelina Doukaina, Manfred had one son: Frederick.
However, he fell under the influence of his second wife, Isabella Doria, by whom he had three children (Manfred, 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.
Giovanni Ludovico, Marquess of Saluzzo
Giovanni Ludovico of Saluzzo( also spelled" Gian Ludovico"; c. 1496 – 1563) was marquess of Saluzzo in 1528 – 1529.
Frederick I, Marquess 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 appointed his younger half- brother, by second wife Isabella Doria, Manfred, as his successor.
A civil war broke out on the elder Manfred's death in 1330 and for two years the brothers fought each other over the margravial throne.
With the help of the intercession of his cousin, Amadeus VI of Savoy, he was recognised as sole margrave on 29 July 1332.
He was only margrave for four years before he died and was succeeded by his son, Thomas.
Alice of Saluzzo, Countess of Arundel
Alice of Saluzzo, Countess of Arundel( died 25 September 1292),| also known as Alesia di Saluzzo, was an Italian- born noblewoman and an English countess.
She was a daughter of Thomas I of Saluzzo, and the wife of Richard Fitzalan, 8th Earl of Arundel.
She assumed the title of Countess of Arundel in 1289.
Adela of Saluzzo
Adela of Saluzzo( c.995- after 1055) was a northern Italian noblewoman.
She was a member of the Obertenghi dynasty.
Through marriage to Anselm II, margrave of Saluzzo, she was margravine of Saluzzo.
Gian Gabriele I of Saluzzo
Gian Gabriele I( 1501–1548) was the last Marquess of Saluzzo, Italy.
He ruled the marquisate from 1537 to his deposition in 1548.
The marquisate of Saluzzo was annexed to France the following year.
Francesco of Saluzzo
Francesco Ludovico of Saluzzo( 25 February 1498 in Saluzzo – 28 March 1537 in Carmagnola), was Marquess of Saluzzo between 1529 and 1537.
Francesco was the third son of Ludovico II of Saluzzo and Margaret of Foix- Candale.
He became ruler of Saluzzo when Francis I of France deposed Francesco's elder brother Giovanni Ludovico, who had tried to ally Saluzzo with Emperor Charles V. Owing his title to the French King, Francesco could n't prevent the Marquisate of Saluzzo becoming a satellite state of France.
When John George, last Marquess of neighbouring Marquisate of Montferrat died, Francesco claimed the succession.
But Montferrat was occupied by the Spanish under Emperor Charles V of Habsburg, who gave it to his ally Federico II Gonzaga, Duke of Mantua.
Francesco died in 1537 without heirs, and the rule of Saluzzo passed on to his youngest brother Gabriel.
Opicino Spinola
Opecino Spinola( also called Opizzino Spinola) was a merchant and political leader in the Republic of Genoa in the early fourteenth century.
He was a member of the Spinola Family and one of the richest men in Genoa.
In January 1306, the citizens of Genoa replaced their" Podesta" with two" Capitani del PopoloCaptains of the People") as ruiers of the republic, part of a constitutional struggle lasting from 1257 to 1339.
Thanks to his wealth, Spinola was elected one of the Captains.
In 1307, Spinola's daughter, Argentina Spinola, married Theodore Palaiologos, who claimed the March of Montferrat in succession to his maternal uncle.
Spinola used his wealth to establish Theodore in power.
Spinola's co- Captain Bernabo Doria was the father- in- law of Manfred IV, Marquess of Saluzzo, who claimed some of the territory of Montferrat.
This led to conflicts between Spinola and Doria.
In 1310, Spinola managed to get himself appointed the sole Captain of the People for life.
However, his growing power made enemies, including even some of his Spinola kinsmen.
In late 1310, he was forced from office; in 1311 the' Podesta" was restored, and Spinola was placed under perpetual banishment from Genoa.
Manfred V, Marquess 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 appoint him to succeed him as sixth marquess of Saluzzo.
However, on the elder Manfred's death in 1330, his eldest son, Frederick, contested the throne and a civil war broke out.
Through the intercession of Frederick's cousin, Amadeus VI of Savoy, Manfred was forced, after being caught in a sex scandal with his own mother, to cede the throne to his brother in 1334.
After the death of Frederick in 1336, Manfred declared war on the legitimate heir, his young nephew Thomas II.
His army was mostly composed by Angevin mercenaries.
In 1341, after a short siege, Saluzzo surrendered and his troops sacked it, destroying also the castle.
Thomas was imprisoned.
However, when the fortunes of Manfred's protector Robert of Anjou, King of Naples, declined after the battle of Gamenario, he was compelled by the Viscontis to abandon Saluzzo in 1342.
Beatrix of Sicily (1260–1307)
Beatrix of Sicily or Beatrice di Sicilia (Palermo, 1260 – Marquisate of Saluzzo, 1307) was a Sicilian princess, daughter of the King Manfred of Sicily and his wife Helena Angelina Doukaina.
In 1296 she became Marchioness consort of Saluzzo.
After the battle of Benevento (26 February 1266) and the death of her father, Beatrix was imprisoned in Naples together with her family by Charles of Anjou.
She regained her freedom only in 1284, after the Battle of the Gulf of Naples, thanks to her brother-in-law Peter III of Aragon.
In 1286 Beatrix married Manfred IV, son of Thomas I, Marquess of Saluzzo.
In 1296, because of the Thomas
I's death, she became Marchioness consort of Saluzzo.
Beatrix died in 1307.

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