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William of Montferrat (early 1140s – 1177), also called William Longsword (modern Italian Guglielmo Lungaspada; original Occitan Guilhem Longa-Espia), was the count of Jaffa and Ascalon, the eldest son of Marquess William V of Montferrat and Judith of Babenberg.
William V of Montferrat (occ./piem. Guilhem , it. Guglielmo ) ( c. 1115 – 1191) also known regnally as William III of Montferrat [ 1 ] while also referred to as William the Old or William the Elder , [ 1 ] in order to distinguish him from his eldest son, William Longsword , was seventh Marquis of Montferrat from 1135 to his death in 1191.
William I of Montferrat (d. before 933) William II of Montferrat (died probably around 961) William III of Montferrat (991 – bef.1042), son of Otho I; William IV of Montferrat (c.1084–c.1100) William V of Montferrat (c.1136–1191) William of Montferrat, Count of Jaffa and Ascalon (c. 1140–1177), also called William Longsword (early 1140s ...
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The Marchioness and Duchesses of Montferrat [1] were the consorts of the rulers of a territory in Piedmont south of the Po and east of Turin called Montferrat. The March of Montferrat was created by Berengar II of Italy in 950 during a redistribution of power in the northwest of his kingdom.
Gonzaga di Vescovato (only remaining branch) The House of Gonzaga ( US : / ɡ ə n ˈ z ɑː ɡ ə , ɡ ɒ n -, - ˈ z æ ɡ -/ , [ 2 ] Italian: [ɡonˈdzaːɡa] ) is an Italian princely family that ruled Mantua in Lombardy , northern Italy from 1328 to 1708 (first as a captaincy-general, then margraviate , and finally duchy ).
The Battle of Gamenario, fought on 22 April 1345, was a decisive battle of the wars between the Guelphs (represented by the Angevins) and Ghibellines (Lombard communes).It took place in north-west Italy in what is now part of the commune of Santena about 15 km southeast of Turin.
Oberto I inherited the countship of Milan in 951 from his father Adalberto the Margrave. [2]Soon after assuming the Italian throne, Berengar II reorganised his territories south of the Po River, dividing them into three new marches (frontier districts) named after their respective margraves: the marca Aleramica of Aleram of Montferrat, the marca Arduinica of Arduin Glaber, and the marca ...