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

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rulers city of

Saluzzo Saluzzo (; ) 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 found in the su ...

(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 Ulric Manfred II (; 975 992 – 29 October 1033 or 1034) or Manfred Ulric (') was the count of Turin and marquis of Susa in the early 11th century. He was the last male margrave from the Arduinid dynasty. Ulric Manfred's daughter, Ad ...

. 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), ...

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

Frederick I Frederick I or Friedrich 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 ...

, 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 (1438–1504) See also

* Ludovico I (disambiguation) {{hndis, Ludov ...

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