Marchese Manfred III di Saluzzo & Marchesse Beatrice of Savoy

 47279556. Marchese Manfred III di Saluzzo & 47279557. Marchesse Beatrice of Savoy

1197, Manfred born in Saluzzo, Cuneo, Piemonte, Italy, s/o §§Boniface of Saluzzo & Maria de Torres of Sardinia.

~1215, Beatrice born in Savoy, Italy, d/o 94559114. Amadeus IV, Count of Savoy.

1212, Manfred’s father died before his grandfather.

1215, Manfred became Marchese on the death of his grandfather, Manfred II, his grandmother, Alasia, acting as Regent.

12/30/1216, Alasia of Saluzzo [grandmother of (47279556)] acknowledged Saluzzo as a vassal state of Thomas (47277574), count of Savoy.

1218, Manfred reached majority.

1222, Manfred [unsuccessfully] allied himself with Turin.

[––Manfred & Beatrice––]

3/4/1223, To end the wars with Saluzzo, Thomas (47277574) arranged for 2 daughters of his eldest son Amadeus (94559114) to marry. Beatrice was to marry Manfred III of Saluzzo, and Margaret was to marry Boniface IV of Montferrat [married 3/4/1223].

1228, Montferrat, Asti and Saluzzo attacked by Milan allied with Guelph.

10/30/1244, Manfred died, his son Tommaso, age 5, succeeding.

(S) Hist. of Piedmont, V2, Gallenga, P76ff.

Family notes:

·         Boniface of Saluzzo s/o §§Marquese Manfred II di Saluzzo (reigned 1175-1215) & Adelasia of Montferrat.

Children of Manfred and Beatrice:

i. Alice de Saluzze, born ? in Italy.

Aft. 1/16/1245, Alice married to Edmund de Lacy, earl of Lincoln (d.1258). (S) CPRs.

ii. Tommaso I di Saluzzo (23639778), born 1239 in Italy.