County of Guastalla

County of Guastalla
Cuntea de Guastàla (Emilian)
1406–1621
Coat of arms under the Torelli family of Guastalla
Coat of arms under the Torelli family
The county of Guastalla (1450)
The county of Guastalla (1450)
CapitalGuastalla
Common languages
Religion
Roman Catholicism
GovernmentCounty
Count 
• 1406–1449
Guido Torelli (first)
• 1575–1621
Ferrante II Gonzaga (last)
History 
• Created for the Torelli family
1406
• Partitioned to create
    Montechiarugolo

1456
• Purchased by
    Ferrante Gonzaga

1539
• Reacquired
    Montechiarugolo

1612
• Raised to duchy
    by Ferdinand II

2 July 1621
CurrencyGuastalla lira
Preceded by
Succeeded by
Lordship of Guastalla
Duchy of Guastalla
Today part ofItaly

The County of Guastalla (Italian: Contea di 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.