Montferrat (in Piemontèis, Monfrà; in Italian, Monferrato) is part of the region of Piedmont in Northern Italy. Italian ( or lingua italiana) is a Romance language spoken by about 63 million people as a First language, primarily in Italy. Piedmont ( Piemonte; Piedmontese and Occitan: Piemont; French: Piémont) is one of the 20 Regions of Italy. Italy (Italia officially the Italian Republic, (Repubblica Italiana is located on the Italian Peninsula in Southern Europe, and on the two largest It comprises roughly (and its extent has varied over time) the modern provinces of Asti and Alessandria. The Province of Asti (It Provincia di Asti) is a province in the Piedmont region of Italy. The Province of Alessandria (Italian Provincia di Alessandria) is an Italian province, with a Population of some 430000 which forms the southeastern Within the territory of Montferrat are located the most important centres of Italian wine and spumante production. Wine is an Alcoholic beverage made from the fermentation of Grape juice Casale Monferrato was formerly a major centre for the manufacture of cement, and for publishing. Casale Monferrato is a town in the Piedmont region of north-west Italy, part of the Province of Alessandria. In the most general sense of the word a cement is a binder a substance which sets and hardens independently and can bind other materials together Publishing is the process of production and dissemination of Literature or Information &ndash the activity of making information available for public view It also has a strong literary tradition, including the 18th century Asti-born poet and dramatist Vittorio Alfieri and the Alessandrian Umberto Eco. The 18th century lasted from 1701 to 1800 in the Gregorian calendar, in accordance with the Anno Domini / Common Era numbering system Count Vittorio Alfieri ( 16 January 1749 &ndash 8 October 1803) was an Italian Dramatist, considered the "founder Umberto Eco (born 5 January 1932 is an Italian Medievalist, semiotician, Philosopher, literary critic and Novelist, best
The territory is cut in two by the river Tanaro. The northern part (the Basso Monferrato), which lies between that river and the Po, is an area of rolling hills and plains. The Po ( Latin: Padus, Po Ligurian: Bo, Greek: Eridanus) is a river that flows 652 km(405 miles (682 km by considering The southern part (the Alto Monferrato) rises from the banks of the Tanaro into the mountains of the Apennines and the water divide between Piedmont and Liguria. A drainage divide, water divide, divide or (outside North America) watershed is the line separating neighbouring Drainage basins Liguria is a coastal region of north-western Italy, the third smallest of the Italian regions
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History
Originally a county, it was elevated to a margravate of the Holy Roman Empire under Count Aleramo in 961, following the transition of power in Northern Italy from Berengar of Ivrea to Otto I of Germany. The March (also margraviate or marquisate) of Montferrat was frontier march of the Kingdom of Italy during the Middle Ages The Holy Roman Empire ( HRE; German Heiliges Römisches Reich (HRR, Latin Sacrum Romanum Imperium (SRI was a union of territories in Aleram (Aleramo died 967 was the Marquess of Montferrat and Liguria (the Marca Aleramica) in Northern Italy until his death Events By Place Asia Ani (present-day Turkey) becomes the capital of Armenia under the Bagratuni Dynasty Otto I the Great ( 23 November 912 &ndash 7 May 973) son of Henry I the Fowler and Matilda of Ringelheim, was Duke Its marchesi (marquesses) and their family members were related to the Kings of France and the Holy Roman Emperors. List of Queens and Empresses of France Wikipedia_talkFeatured_lists#Proposed_change_to_all_featured_lists for an explanation of this and other inclusion tags below The Holy Roman Emperor (Römischer Kaiser or Römisch-Deutscher Kaiser Romanorum Imperator was the elected monarch ruling over the many varying numbers of states Members of the family participated frequently in the Crusades, and intermarried with the royal family of Jerusalem and the Byzantine Imperial families of Comnenus, Angelus and Palaeologus. The Crusades were a series of military campaigns of a religious character waged by much of Christian Europe against external and internal opponents This article is about the Christian kingdom For the history of the city see History of Jerusalem The Kingdom of Jerusalem was a Christian This is a list of the Emperors of the Eastern Roman Empire, commonly known as the Byzantine Empire by modern historians The Palaiologos or Palaeologus ( Greek: Παλαιολόγος pl
Montferrat was briefly controlled by Spain (1533-1536) before it passed to the Gonzaga Dukes of Mantua (1536-1708). Spain () or the Kingdom of Spain (Reino de España is a country located mostly in southwestern Europe on the Iberian Peninsula. The Gonzaga family ruled Mantua in Northern Italy from 1328 to 1708. The Duchy of Mantua was a Duchy in Lombardy, Northern Italy, subject to the Holy Roman Empire. In 1574, Montferrat was raised to a Duchy by Maximilian II, Holy Roman Emperor. The Duchy of Montferrat was created out of what was left of the March of Montferrat after the last Palaeologus heir had died ( 1533) and the margraviate Maximilian II ( July 31, 1527 &ndash October 12, 1576) was king of Bohemia from 1562 king of Hungary and Croatia With the War of the Mantuan Succession (1628-1631) a piece of the duchy passed to the Duchy of Savoy, the remainder passing to Savoy in 1708, as Leopold I, Holy Roman Emperor gained possession of the Gonzaga territory. The War of the Mantuan Succession ( 1628 - 1631) was a peripheral part of the Thirty Years' War. The House of Savoy (Casa Savoia was formed in the early eleventh century in the historical Savoy region Year 1708 ( MDCCVIII) was a Leap year starting on Sunday (link will display the full calendar of the Gregorian calendar (or a Early life He was a younger brother of Ferdinand IV of Hungary and Mariana of Austria. The next heir of the House of Gonzaga was later compensated by giving Duchy of Teschen in Silesia to them
The Duchy of Montferrat had an area of 2750 km², and consisted of two separate parts bordered by the Duchy of Savoy, the Duchy of Milan, and the Republic of Genoa. The Gonzaga family ruled Mantua in Northern Italy from 1328 to 1708. The Duchy of Teschen or Duchy of Cieszyn or Duchy of Těšín (Těšínské knížectví Herzogtum Teschen Ducatus Tessinensis Księstwo Cieszyńskie was Etymology One theory claims that the name Silesia is derived from the Silingi, who were most likely a Vandalic (East Germanic people For the early history of Savoy, before it was raised to a duchy see County of Savoy and March of Turin. The Duchy of Milan was a state in northern Italy from 1394 to 1797 The Most Serene Republic of Genoa (Repubblica di Genova was an independent state in Liguria on the northwestern Italian coast from the 11th century Its capital was Casale Monferrato. Casale Monferrato is a town in the Piedmont region of north-west Italy, part of the Province of Alessandria.
Culture
Sacro Monte di Crea
The Sacred Mountain of Crea (Italian: Sacro Monte di Crea) is a Roman Catholic sanctuary in the comune of Serralunga di Crea (Montferrat), near Alessandria. The Sacro Monte di Crea (literally ‘Sacred Mountain of Crea’ although it is built on a hill rather than a mountain is a Roman Catholic sanctuary in the Comune In Italy, the comune, (plural comuni) is the basic Administrative division of both provinces and regions and may be properly approximated in Serralunga di Crea ( Piedmontese: Seralonga 'd Crea) is a Comune (municipality in the Province of Alessandria in the Italian Alessandria ( Lissandria in Piedmontese) is a city in Piedmont Italy, and the capital of the Province of Alessandria. It is one of the nine Sacri Monti of Piedmont and Lombardy, included in UNESCO World Heritage list. The Sacri Monti ( Italian for "Sacred Mountains" of Piedmont and Lombardy are a series of nine groups of Chapels and other A UNESCO World Heritage Site is a site (such as a Forest, Mountain, Lake, Desert, Monument, Building, complex
Its construction was begun in 1589, around a former Sanctuary of St. Mary whose creation is traditionally attributed St. Eusebius, around 350 AD.
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See also
- Rulers of Montferrat, for a full list of marquesses and dukes
- March of Montferrat
- Duchy of Montferrat
Sources
- http://www.friesian.com/italia.htm#montferrat
- Official web site for European Sacred Mounts
- Money in the Montferrat from Medieval to Modern Times (italian/english)
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