MONTFERRAT

mŏntfərătˈ, –rätˈ, Ital. Monferrato, historic region of Piedmont, NW Italy, south of the Po River, now mostly in Alessandria prov. It is largely hilly, and wine, fruit, and cereals are produced. In the late 10th cent. Montferrat was created a marquisate held by the Aleramo family, and its rulers played an important role in the Crusades. In 1310 it passed to the Paleologo family. Casale became the capital of the marquisate in 1435. With the extinction of the Paleologo line, Emperor Charles V gave (1536) Montferrat to the Gonzaga family of Mantua, despite the claims of the house of Savoy. After Francesco Gonzaga's death in 1612, Savoy renewed its claims on Montferrat and invaded (1613) the region. Spain and France intervened. The Treaty of Cherasco (1631) assigned parts of Montferrat to the house of Savoy, and the rest (including Casale) followed the fortunes of the duchy of Mantua and passed to the Nevers (French) branch of the Gonzaga family. All of Montferrat was recognized by the Peace of Utrecht (1713) as belonging to the house of Savoy.

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Memoirs of the Crusades
Book by Villehardouin, Jean De Joinville, Frank Marzials; J. M. Dent & Sons, 1908
Subjects: Crusades--Fourth, 1202-1204, Crusades--Seventh, 1248-1250, Istanbul (Turkey)--History, Latin Empire, 1204-1261--1204-1261, Louis--Ix--King Of France--1214-1270
...makes no mention of the Marquis of Montferrats intrigues, or the Republics duplicity...selection, in his stead, of the Marquis of Montferrat, "a right worthy man, and one of the...Villehardouin suggested the Marquis of Montferrat for the leadership, he was, indirectly...
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The Fall of Constantinople: Being the Story of the Fourth Crusade
Book by Edwin Pears; Darf Publishers, 1987
Subjects: Byzantine Empire--History, Crusades--Fourth, 1202-1204, Istanbul (Turkey)--History--Siege, 1203-1204
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The World of the Middle Ages: A Reorientation of Medieval History
Book by John L. Lamonte; Appleton-Century-Crofts, 1949
Subjects: Middle Ages
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Concise Dictionary of Proper Names and Notable Matters in the Works of Dante
Book by Paget Toynbee; Clarendon Press, 1914
Subjects: Dante Alighieri--1265-1321--Dictionaries, Indexes, Etc
...by the sons of William, Marquis of Montferrat, to avenge his capture and imprisonment...mentioned, together with the Marquis of Montferrat and the Count of Toulouse, on account...England Arrigo 9 ; William of Montferrat Guglielmo 3 ; Nino Visconti of...
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Feudal Monarchy in the Latin Kingdom of Jerusalem, 1100 to 1291
Book by John L. La Monte; Mediaeval Academy of America, 1932
Subjects: Administrative Law--Jerusalem (Latin Kingdom, 1099-1244), Feudalism--Jerusalem (Latin Kingdom, 1099-1244), Jerusalem--History--Latin Kingdom, 1099-1244
...succession and to crown the five year old Baldwin V king. 4 Baldwin V was Sibylles son by her first husband William de Montferrat, and the selection of him as successor to the throne cut Guy out of his hopes of succession, which as husband of Sibylle...
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The Fourth Crusade: The Conquest of Constantinople
Journal article by Louis Haas; The Historian, Vol. 63, 2001
Subjects: Books--Reviews, The Fourth Crusade: The Conquest of Constantinople. Second Edition (Book)--Reviews
...end, the crusaders gained land, not religious glory. Who was responsible? Pope Innocent III, who called for it? Boniface of Montferrat, who ostensibly led it? Doge Dandalo of Venice, who transported it? Or were some of the peripheral players, such as Alexius...
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Luca Barbieri, le Liriche Di Hugues De Berze
Journal article by Mike Routledge; Medium Aevum, Vol. 72, 2003
Subjects: Le liriche di Hugues de Berze (Book)--Reviews
...Berze was a member of an influential Burgundian family. He took part in the Fourth Crusade, was an associate of Boniface de Montferrat, and was influenced by Guy de Coucy and Conon de Bethune. One of his two surviving crusade songs is addressed to the troubadour...
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"The Horseshoe Nail": Structure and Contingency in Medieval and Renaissance Italy
Journal article by Gene A. Brucker; Renaissance Quarterly, Vol. 54, 2001
Subjects: Contingency (Philosophy)--History, Italy--History, Middle Ages--Italy, Renaissance--Italy
...17 The Burgundian dukes had been as deeply involved, diplomatically and militarily, with northern Italian states (Savoy, Montferrat, Milan, Genoa) as were the French monarchs, which raises the question of the feasibility of a French invasion of the peninsula...
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Christian Pessimism on the Walls of the Vatican Galleria Delle Carte Geografiche
Journal article by Walter Goffart; Renaissance Quarterly, Vol. 51, 1998
Subjects: Geography, Historical--Illustrations, photographs, etc., Maps, Early--Analysis, Vatican City--Galleries and museums
...of 1525 fell heavily on Pavia, but the campaigns of Lautrec and St. Pol soon failed with heavy losses.(76) (Piedmont and Montferrat) Very violent battle (acerrimus conflictus) at Ceresole (1544). Militarily brilliant success by French forces over imperial...
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The Modality of Moral Communication in the Decameron's First Day, in Contrast to the Mirror of the Exemplum (*)
Journal article by Timothy Kircher; Renaissance Quarterly, Vol. 54, 2001
Subjects: Boccaccio, Giovanni--Criticism, interpretation, etc., Decameron (Book)--Criticism, interpretation, etc., Ethics in literature--Analysis, Literature, Medieval--Criticism, interpretation, etc., Storytelling--Moral and ethical aspects
...costumi che di bellezza ornata." Note the courteous manner of the narrators description. (49.) E.g., the Marchioness of Montferrat, I.5; Bartolomea Gualandi, II.10; and the lady who fools the friar in III.3: "una gentil donna di bellezza ornata e di costumi...
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The Fourth Crusade and the Sack of Constantinople: Jonathan Phillips Sees One of the Most Notorious Events in European History as a Typical 'Clash of Cultures'
Magazine article by Jonathan Phillips; History Today, Vol. 54, May 2004
Subjects: Late Byzantine Empire, 1025-1453--Analysis, Late Byzantine Empire, 1025-1453--History
...in the Third Crusade (1189-92). The most important addition to their number was the northern Italian, Marquis Boniface of Montferrat, another veteran of the tournament scene and member of a family that had been twice married into the ruling dynasty of Jerusalem...


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encyclopedia articles on: Montferrat  - 13 results

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Montferrat
Encyclopedia article; The Columbia Encyclopedia, Sixth Edition, 2009
MONTFERRAT montf rat , rat , Ital. Monferrato, historic region...fruit, and cereals are produced. In the late 10th cent. Montferrat was created a marquisate held by the Aleramo family...of the Paleologo line, Emperor Charles V gave (1536) Montferrat to the Gonzaga family of Mantua, despite the claims...
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Gonzaga
Encyclopedia article; The Columbia Encyclopedia, Sixth Edition, 2009
...that ruled Mantua (1328 1708), Montferrat (1536 1708), and Guastalla (1539...Emperor Charles V. In 1536 he acquired Montferrat, which continued to be claimed by Savoy...the older branch, ruling Mantua and Montferrat, became extinct. A cadet line, established...
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Conrad , Latin King of Jerusalem
Encyclopedia article; The Columbia Encyclopedia, Sixth Edition, 2009
CONRAD , Latin king of Jerusalem d. 1192, Latin king of Jerusalem (1192), marquis of Montferrat, a leading figure in the Third Crusade (see Crusades ). He saved Tyre from the Saracens and became (1187) its lord. In 1189 he...
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Monferrato
Encyclopedia article; The Columbia Encyclopedia, Sixth Edition, 2009
MONFERRATO see Montferrat , Italy. ____________________ Copyright 2009 Columbia University Press. Used with the permission of Columbia University Press. All rights reserved.
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Charles Emmanuel I
Encyclopedia article; The Columbia Encyclopedia, Sixth Edition, 2009
...previous decades. His goal to incorporate Geneva, Saluzzo, and Montferrat into Savoy caused him to oscillate in his alliances between...just before his death. He waged war over the succession to Montferrat for much of the first quarter of the 16th cent. At the time...
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