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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books on: Montferrat  - 297 results

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The Cambridge Modern History: Planned by the Late Lord Acton - Vol. 4
Book by A. W. Ward, G. W. Prothero, Stanley Leathes; University Press, 1902
Subjects: History, Modern
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Genoa & the Genoese, 958-1528
Book by Steven A. Epstein; University of North Carolina Press, 1996
Subjects: Genoa (Italy)--History--1339-1528, Genoa (Italy)--History--To 1339
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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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Richelieu
Book by Richard Lodge; Macmillan, 1896
Subjects: Richelieu, Armand Jean Du Plessis--Duc De--1585-1642
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Byzantine Empresses: Women and Power in Byzantium, AD 527-1204
Book by Lynda Garland; Routledge, 1999
Subjects: Byzantine Empire--History--1081-1453, Byzantine Empire--History--527-1081, Empresses--Byzantine Empire--Biography, Leadership In Women--Byzantine Empire--History
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journal articles on: Montferrat  - 13 results

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Constructing a Byzantine Augusta: A Greek Book for a French Bride
Journal article by Cecily J. Hilsdale; The Art Bulletin, Vol. 87, 2005
Subjects: Anthropological research, Art--Research, Gifts--Research, Marriage customs and rites--Research, Marriage customs--Research
...Maria and instead arranged for Renier of Montferrat to travel to Constantinople in 1179...of Hungary and wed her to Renier of Montferrat, who posed less of a threat. Again...of Maria Porphyrogenita and Renier of Montferrat but failed to recount many details...
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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 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 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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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, 2007
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, 2007
...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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Monferrato
Encyclopedia article; The Columbia Encyclopedia, Sixth Edition, 2007
MONFERRATO see Montferrat , Italy. ____________________ The Columbia Encyclopedia, Sixth Edition Copyright 2007, Columbia University Press. Licensed from Lernout Hauspie Speech Products N.V. All rights reserved.
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Conrad , Latin King of Jerusalem
Encyclopedia article; The Columbia Encyclopedia, Sixth Edition, 2007
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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Casale Monferrato
Encyclopedia article; The Columbia Encyclopedia, Sixth Edition, 2007
...electrical appliances, and farm machinery, and much wine is produced in the region. It became the capital of the marquisate of Montferrat in 1435 and was strongly fortified. In the mid-16th cent. the city came under Mantua, and in 1703 it passed to the house...
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