Saluzzo

Saluzzo is a town in Cuneo province, Piedmont region. It has a population of approximately 15,000.

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Saluzzo was the seat of the marcheses of Saluzzo from 1142 to 1548. It passed to France and that time and remained a part of that country until it was ceeded to Savoy in 1601.

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• Manfredo I of Saluzzo (d. 1175)
• Manfredo II of Saluzzo (d. 1215)
• Manfredo III of Saluzzo (d. 1244)
• Tomasso I of Saluzzo (d. 1296)
• Manfredo IV of Saluzzo (d. 1340), abdicated
• Federigo I of Saluzzo (d. 1285)
• Tomasso II of Saluzzo (d. 1357)
• Federigo II of Saluzzo (d. 1396)
• Manfredo V of Saluzzo (d. 1392), usurper
• Tomasso III of Saluzzo (d. 1416)
• Ludovico I of Saluzzo (d. 1475)
• Ludovico II of Saluzzo (d. 1504)
• Michele Antonio I of Saluzzo (d. 1528)
• Gian Ludovico I of Saluzzo (d. 1563), deposed
• Francesco Ludovico I of Saluzzo (d. 1537)
• Gian Gabriele I of Saluzzo (d. 1548), deposed

Cuneo: Cuneo (pop. ca. 50,000) is the capital of the Province of Cuneo, Piedmont, Italy. It is located at the foot of the Maritime Alps, on the Stura di Demonte river where it emerges from the Valle Stura....

Piedmont: Piedmont is a region of northwestern Italy. It has an area of 25,400 km2 and a population of est. 4.3 million. Its capital is Turin....

France: The French Republic or France (: R?publique fran?aise or France) is a country whose metropolitan territory is located in Western Europe, and which is further made up of a collection of overseas islands and territories located in other continents....