County of Guastalla Cuntea de Guastàla (Emilian) | |||||||||
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1406–1621 | |||||||||
Coat of arms under the Torelli family
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![]() The county of Guastalla (1450) | |||||||||
Capital | Guastalla | ||||||||
Common languages | |||||||||
Religion | Roman Catholicism | ||||||||
Government | County | ||||||||
Count | |||||||||
• 1406–1449 | Guido Torelli (first) | ||||||||
• 1575–1621 | Ferrante II Gonzaga (last) | ||||||||
History | |||||||||
• Created for the Torelli family | 1406 | ||||||||
1456 | |||||||||
1539 | |||||||||
• Reacquired Montechiarugolo | 1612 | ||||||||
2 July 1621 | |||||||||
Currency | Guastalla lira | ||||||||
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Today part of | Italy |
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.