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Guastalla Guastalla ( Guastallese: ) is a town and ''comune'' in the province of Reggio Emilia in Emilia-Romagna, Italy. Geography Guastalla is situated in the Po Valley, and lies on the banks of the Po River. Guastalla is located at around from the citi ...

, a town in

Emilia-Romagna Emilia-Romagna (, , both , ; or ; ) is an Regions of Italy, administrative region of northern Italy, comprising the historical regions of Emilia (region), Emilia and Romagna. Its capital is Bologna. It has an area of , and a population of 4.4 m ...

Italy Italy, officially the Italian Republic, is a country in Southern Europe, Southern and Western Europe, Western Europe. It consists of Italian Peninsula, a peninsula that extends into the Mediterranean Sea, with the Alps on its northern land b ...

, on the right bank of the

Po River The Po ( , ) is the longest river in Italy. It flows eastward across northern Italy, starting from the Cottian Alps. The river's length is , or if the Maira (river), Maira, a right bank tributary, is included. The headwaters of the Po are forme ...

. The

County of Guastalla The County of Guastalla () was an Italian state, centered on the city of Guastalla in Northern Italy, which existed from 1428 to 1621, when it was then elevated to a Duchy. History The title of count was conferred in 1428 on Guido Torelli f ...

was established in 1406 for the Torelli family. In 1456, the county was partitioned, with Montechiarugolo and Casei going to Pietro Guido I Torelli. The County of Guastalla was raised to ducal status in 1621, when it became the

Duchy of Guastalla The Duchy of Guastalla () was an Historical states of Italy, Italian state which existed between 1621 and 1748. It was bordered by the Duchy of Modena and Reggio and the Po River to the north, on the opposite bank of the Duchy of Mantua. Its place ...

Lords of Guastalla

*Gilberto da Correggio 1307-1321 *Simone da Correggio 1321-1346, together with: **Guido da Correggio **Azzone da Correggio **Giovanni da Correggio *''To the

Duchy of Milan The Duchy of Milan (; ) was a state in Northern Italy, created in 1395 by Gian Galeazzo Visconti, then the lord of Milan, and a member of the important Visconti of Milan, Visconti family, which had been ruling the city since 1277. At that time, ...

'' 1346-1403 * Ottone Terzi 1403-1406

Counts of Guastalla

* Guido Torelli 1406-1449 (Count from 1428) * Cristoforo Torelli 1449-1490Divided the territory with Pietro Guido I Torelli. See County of Montechiarugolo * Guido Galeotto Torelli 1460-1479, together with: **Francesco Maria Torelli * Pietro Guido II Torelli 1486-1494 * Achille Torelli 1494-1522 * Ludovica Torelli 1522-1539 * Ferrante I Gonzaga 1539-1557 * Cesare I Gonzaga 1557-1575 * Ferrante II Gonzaga 1575-1630 (Count until 1621, then Duke)

Dukes of Guastalla

* Ferrante II Gonzaga 1575-1630 (Count before 1621) * Cesare II Gonzaga 1630-1632 *

Ferrante III Gonzaga Ferrante III Gonzaga (4 April 1618 – 11 January 1678), was a Duke of Guastalla. He was the son of Cesare II Gonzaga, Duke of Guastalla and Duke of Amalfi and Isabella Orsini. Life Ferrante succeeded his father in 1632. In 1638 he sold all th ...

1632-1678 *''To the

'' 1678-1693 ** Ferdinando Carlo Gonzaga 1678-1693 * Vincenzo Gonzaga 1693-1714 **''To

France France, officially the French Republic, is a country located primarily in Western Europe. Overseas France, Its overseas regions and territories include French Guiana in South America, Saint Pierre and Miquelon in the Atlantic Ocean#North Atlan ...

'' 1702-1704 * Antonio Ferdinando Gonzaga 1714-1729 * Giuseppe Maria Gonzaga 1729-1746 **''To France'' 1734-1738 *''To the

Holy Roman Empire The Holy Roman Empire, also known as the Holy Roman Empire of the German Nation after 1512, was a polity in Central and Western Europe, usually headed by the Holy Roman Emperor. It developed in the Early Middle Ages, and lasted for a millennium ...

'' (1746–1748) *''To the Duchy of Parma, Piacenza e Guastalla'' (1748–1806; under French occupation from 1801) **

Philip Philip, also Phillip, is a male name derived from the Macedonian Old Koine language, Greek (''Philippos'', lit. "horse-loving" or "fond of horses"), from a compound of (''philos'', "dear", "loved", "loving") and (''hippos'', "horse"). Prominen ...

1748-1765 ** Ferdinand I 1765-1802 * Pauline Bonaparte (March–August 1806), together with: ** Camillo Borghese *''To the

Kingdom of Italy The Kingdom of Italy (, ) was a unitary state that existed from 17 March 1861, when Victor Emmanuel II of Kingdom of Sardinia, Sardinia was proclamation of the Kingdom of Italy, proclaimed King of Italy, until 10 June 1946, when the monarchy wa ...

'' (1806-1814) *''To the restored Duchy of Parma, Piacenza e Guastalla'' (1814–1847) **

Marie Louise Marie Louise or Marie-Louise is a French feminine given name, compound given name. In other languages, it may take one of several alternate forms: * Maria Luiza (Bulgarian, Portuguese) * Maria Luisa (Italian, Spanish) * Maria Luise (German) * Mari ...

1814-1847 *''To the

Duchy of Modena A duchy, also called a dukedom, is a country, territory, fief, or domain ruled by a duke or duchess, a ruler hierarchically second to the king or queen in Western European tradition. There once existed an important difference between "sovereign ...

'' (1847–1861) ** Francis V 1847-1859 *Part of

(1861–present)

Footnotes

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