Rulers of Montferrat
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The margraves of Montferrat[1] were the rulers of a territory in Piedmont south of the Po and east of Turin called Montferrat. The march was created by Berengar II of Italy in 950 during a redistribution of power in the northwest of his kingdom. It was originally named after and held by the Aleramici.
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[edit] Margraves
[edit] Aleramici dynasty
- William I (d. before 933)
- Aleram (933-967)
- William II, son and co-ruler
- Otto I (967-991), son
- William III (991-bef.1042), son
- Otho II (bef.1042-c.1084), son
- William IV (c.1084-c.1100), son
- Renier I (c.1100-c.1136), son
- William V (c.1136-1191), son
- Conrad (1191-1192), son
- Boniface I (1192-1207), brother
- William VI (1207-1225), son
- Boniface II (1225-1253/55), son
- William VII (1253/55-1292), son
- John I (1292-1305), son
[edit] Palaeologus dynasty
- Theodore I (1306-1338), nephew of John
- John II (1338-1372), son
- Otho III (1372-1378), son
- John III (1378-1381), brother
- Theodore II (1381-1418), son
- John Jacob (1418-1445), son
- John IV (1445-1464), son
- William VIII (1464-1483), brother
- Boniface III (1483-1494), brother
- William IX (1494-1518), son
- Boniface IV (1518-1530), son
- John George (1530-1533), uncle
- Spanish occupation until 1536.
[edit] Gonzaga dynasty
- Frederick II (Federico) (1536-1540), Duke of Mantua. Married to Margaret of Montferrat, daughter of William IX
- Francis I (Francesco) (1540-1550), Duke of Mantua. Son of Federico II.
- William X (1550-1587), Duke of Mantua. Son of Federico II. From 1574, Duke of Montferrat.
- Vincent I (Vincenzo) (1587-1612), Duke of Mantua and Montferrat. Son of William X
- Francis II, Duke of Mantua (1612). Son of Vincenzo I
- Ferdinand I, Duke of Mantua (1612-26). Son of Vincenzo I
- Vincent II, Duke of Mantua (1626-27). Son of Vincenzo I
- War of Mantuan Succession (1627-1631) - a portion was lost to Duchy of Savoy
- Maria, Duchess of Montferrat, daughter of Francis II, technically 1612-61, and her husband Charles, Duke of Rethel, Charles I, died 1634
- Charles II, called "of Nevers", Lord of Montferrat (1627-1637), Duke of Mantua and Nevers. Son of Ludovico, Duke of Nevers, son of Federico I
- Charles III, Duke of Mantua (1637-1665). Also Duke of Nevers until 1659. Grandson of both Charles of Nevers and Francis II, son of Maria
- Charles IV (Ferdinando Carlo) (1665-1708), Duke of Mantua. Son of Carlo III
[edit] Bibliography
- Circolo Culturale I Marchesi del Monferrato (external link to website devoted to dynastic history)
- Haberstumpf, Walter. Dinastie europee nel Mediterraneo orientale. I Monferrato e i Savoia nei secoli XII–XV, 1995 (external link to downloadable text).
- The Margraves of Montferrat and Kings of Thessalonica, 961-1573 AD
- Usseglio, Leopoldo. I Marchesi di Monferrato in Italia ed in Oriente durante i secoli XII e XIII, 1926.
