Marquisate of Saluzzo Marchionatus de Salutia (Latin) | |||||||||||
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| 1142[1]–1548 | |||||||||||
| Motto: Noch, noch e Ne pour ce (Latin) "Ancòra, ancòra" e "Non sol per questo" (Italian) "Still, still" and "Not just for this reason" | |||||||||||
 Map of Italy in 1494. Saluzzo is northwest, in magic mint (pale green). | |||||||||||
| Capital | Saluzzo | ||||||||||
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| Religion | Roman Catholicism | ||||||||||
| Government | Monarchy (Marquistate) | ||||||||||
| Marquis | |||||||||||
• 1142–1175 | Manfred I of Saluzzo (first) | ||||||||||
• 1537–1548 | Gian Gabriele I of Saluzzo (last) | ||||||||||
| Historical era | |||||||||||
• Donation of Boniface del Vasto to his son Manfred | 1142[1] | ||||||||||
• Annexion to France | 23 February 1548 | ||||||||||
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| Today part of | |||||||||||
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The Marquisate of Saluzzo (Latin: Marchionatus de Salutia) was a historical Italian state that included parts of the current region of Piedmont and of the French Alps. The Marquisate was much older than the Renaissance lordships, being a legacy of the feudalism of the High Middle Ages.