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The '''War of the Montferrat Succession''' (Italian: ''Guerra di successione del Monferrato'') was a [[war of succession]] from 1613 to 1617 over the [[Duchy of Montferrat]] in northwestern Italy. |
The '''War of the Montferrat Succession''' (Italian: ''Guerra di successione del Monferrato'') was a [[war of succession]] from 1613 to 1617 over the [[Duchy of Montferrat]] in northwestern Italy.<ref>{{Cite book |last=Alfani |first=Guido |date=2013 |title=Calamities and the Economy in Renaissance Italy: The Grand Tour of the Horsemen of the Apocalypse |url=https://books.google.com/books?id=wCYV-WMj6DYC&pg=PT47 |location= |publisher=Springer |page=47 |isbn=9781137289773 |accessdate=14 September 2018}}</ref> |
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The direct cause of the conflict was the death of duke [[Francesco IV Gonzaga, Duke of Mantua|Francesco IV Gonzaga]] of Montferrat and [[Duchy of Mantua|Mantua]] on 22 December 1612 without male heirs. His brother [[Ferdinando Gonzaga, Duke of Mantua|Ferdinando Gonzaga]] was a cardinal, but renounced his ecclesiastical career in order to succeeded his brother in both the Duchy of Mantua and the Duchy of Montferrat. However, his wife [[Margarida of Savoy, Vicereine of Portugal|Margaret of Savoy]] was the daughter of duke [[Charles Emmanuel I, Duke of Savoy|Charles Emmanuel I]] of [[Duchy of Savoy|Savoy]], who claimed Montferrat now fell to his dynasty. Charles Emmanuel invoked the treaty of 1 May 1330 on the occasion of the marriage of [[Yolande Palaeologina of Montferrat]], daughter of [[Theodore I (Marquess of Montferrat)|Theodore I, Marquess of Montferrat]], and Argentine Spinola, with [[Aymon, Count of Savoy]]. The treaty stipulated that when the male descendants of the marquis of Montferrat went extinct, those of Yolande (and thus the [[House of Savoy]]) would succeed in the marquisate, to provide the daughters with money. |
The direct cause of the conflict was the death of duke [[Francesco IV Gonzaga, Duke of Mantua|Francesco IV Gonzaga]] of Montferrat and [[Duchy of Mantua|Mantua]] on 22 December 1612 without male heirs. His brother [[Ferdinando Gonzaga, Duke of Mantua|Ferdinando Gonzaga]] was a cardinal, but renounced his ecclesiastical career in order to succeeded his brother in both the Duchy of Mantua and the Duchy of Montferrat. However, his wife [[Margarida of Savoy, Vicereine of Portugal|Margaret of Savoy]] was the daughter of duke [[Charles Emmanuel I, Duke of Savoy|Charles Emmanuel I]] of [[Duchy of Savoy|Savoy]], who claimed Montferrat now fell to his dynasty. Charles Emmanuel invoked the treaty of 1 May 1330 on the occasion of the marriage of [[Yolande Palaeologina of Montferrat]], daughter of [[Theodore I (Marquess of Montferrat)|Theodore I, Marquess of Montferrat]], and Argentine Spinola, with [[Aymon, Count of Savoy]]. The treaty stipulated that when the male descendants of the marquis of Montferrat went extinct, those of Yolande (and thus the [[House of Savoy]]) would succeed in the marquisate, to provide the daughters with money. |
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*Siege of [[Nizza Monferrato]] (1613) |
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John Anthony of Levo, prince of Ascoli Mainfroi of Castillon Charles Gonzaga |
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The War of the Montferrat Succession (Italian: Guerra di successione del Monferrato) was a war of succession from 1613 to 1617 over the Duchy of Montferrat in northwestern Italy.[1]
The direct cause of the conflict was the death of duke Francesco IV Gonzaga of Montferrat and Mantua on 22 December 1612 without male heirs. His brother Ferdinando Gonzaga was a cardinal, but renounced his ecclesiastical career in order to succeeded his brother in both the Duchy of Mantua and the Duchy of Montferrat. However, his wife Margaret of Savoy was the daughter of duke Charles Emmanuel I of Savoy, who claimed Montferrat now fell to his dynasty. Charles Emmanuel invoked the treaty of 1 May 1330 on the occasion of the marriage of Yolande Palaeologina of Montferrat, daughter of Theodore I, Marquess of Montferrat, and Argentine Spinola, with Aymon, Count of Savoy. The treaty stipulated that when the male descendants of the marquis of Montferrat went extinct, those of Yolande (and thus the House of Savoy) would succeed in the marquisate, to provide the daughters with money.
Both sides rallied numerous other states to their side, and the war raged on for four years. Spain and France joined Ferdinando's side, but France would defect to Charles Emmanual's side in 1615. That year, Peace of Asti was drawn up, determining that Savoy should relinquish its claims on Montferrat, but the treaty was never signed and the war continued. Eventually, Savoy and Spain finally signed the Peace of Asti in 1617, which confirmed Ferdinando as the legitimate heir of Francesco.
Battles
- Siege of Trin
- Siege of Alba
- Siege of Moncalve
- Siege of Nizza Monferrato (1613)
References
- ^ Alfani, Guido (2013). Calamities and the Economy in Renaissance Italy: The Grand Tour of the Horsemen of the Apocalypse. Springer. p. 47. ISBN 9781137289773. Retrieved 14 September 2018.