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Montferrat was a Marquis has many different meanings: Don Marquis was a writer, poet, and journalist. Marquis Who’s Who is a biographical publisher. Marquis des Baux is a small village in southern France. Marquis reagent is used as a simple spot-test to identify alkaloids. The French spelling of the title... marquisate in Lombardy (It. Lombardia) is a region in northern Italy between the Alps and the Po Valley. Lombardy borders the regions of Piedmont, Emilia-Romagna, Veneto, Trentino-Alto Adige, and the country of Switzerland. Lombardys capital is Milan. One fifth of Italys population lives in Lombardy, and its capital... Lombardy during the The Middle Ages formed the middle period in a traditional schematic division of European history into three ages: the classical civilization of Antiquity, the Middle Ages, and modern times, beginning with the Renaissance. The Middle Ages of Western Europe are commonly dated from the end of the Western Roman Empire... Middle Ages. Its marquises and their family members were related to the Kings ruled in France from the Middle Ages to 1848. They appointed the Great officers of the crown. The following list of French monarchs is one of several Wikipedia lists of incumbents. Most medieval historians would argue that the existence of France proper did not begin until the advent of... Kings of France and the The following list of German Kings and Emperors is one of several Wikipedia lists of incumbents. Notes The relationship between the title of king and emperor in the area that is today called Germany is just as complicated as the history and the structure of the Holy Roman Empire itself... Holy Roman Emperors and frequently participated in the This article is about historical Crusades . For other uses, see Crusade (disambiguation) Historically, the Crusades were a series of several military campaigns, usually sanctioned by the Papacy, that took place during the 11th through 13th centuries. Originally, they were Roman Catholic endeavors to capture the Holy Land from the Muslims... Crusades.

Marquis William III had three notable sons, two of whom succeeded him:

• Conrad of Montferrat was one of the major participants in the Third Crusade, and was briefly king of Jerusalem in 1192. Conrad had fought as an ally of Isaac II Angelus of Byzantium, and was married to Isaacs daughter Theodora. However, the Greeks were suspicious of him as a... Conrad of Montferrat, titular This is a list of Kings of Jerusalem, from 1099 to 1291, as well as claimants to the title up to the present day. Kings of Jerusalem, 1099-1291 The Kingdom of Jerusalem was founded in 1099 when Godfrey of Bouillon took the title Advocatus Sancti Sepulchri and was crowned... king of Jerusalem
• Boniface of Montferrat (died 1207) was marquis of Montferrat and the leader of the Fourth Crusade. When the original leader of the Fourth Crusade, Count Thibaud III of Champagne, died in 1201, Boniface was chosen as its new leader. Bonifaces family was well-established in the east; his oldest... Boniface of Montferrat, founder of the The Kingdom of Thessalonica was a short-lived Crusader State founded after the Fourth Crusade. Boniface of Montferrat, the leader of the crusade, was expected by both the Crusaders and Byzantines to become the new emperor after the conquest of Constantinople in 1204. However, the Venetians felt Boniface was too... Kingdom of Thessalonica
• William of Montferrat (died 1177), also called William Longsword (but not related to the other men of the same name), was the son of William III, marquis of Montferrat. He was the elder brother of Conrad and Boniface, two other notable sons of William III. In 1176 William was chosen... William Longsword, father of Baldwin V (1177-1186) was the son of Sibylla of Jerusalem and her first husband, William of Montferrat. He was the nominal king of Jerusalem from 1183 to 1186, under the regency of Raymond III of Tripoli. During his reign, Saladin continued to advance into the kingdom, which had been... Baldwin V of Jerusalem

The marquisate passed into the The Byzantine Empire is the term conventionally used to describe the Roman Empire during the Middle Ages, centered at its capital in Constantinople. In certain specific contexts, usually referring to the centuries that marked the fall of the Western Roman Empire, it is also often referred to as the Eastern... Byzantine The Palaeologus family was the last dynasty ruling the Byzantine Empire. After the Fourth Crusade members of the family escaped to Nicaea and eventually gained control of the empire-in-exile there. Michael VIII Palaeologus became emperor in 1259 and recaptured Constantinople in 1261. Michaels descendents ruled until the... Palaeologus family in the (13th century - 14th century - 15th century - more centuries) As a means of recording the passage of time, the 14th century was that century which lasted from 1301 to 1400. Events The transition from the Medieval Warm Period to the Little Ice Age Beginning of the Ottoman Empire, early expansion into... 14th century. It then passed to The Kingdom of Spain or Spain ( Spanish: Reino de España or España; Catalan: Regne dEspanya; Basque: Espainiako Erresuma; Galician: Reino da España) is a country located in the southwest of Europe. It shares the Iberian Peninsula with Portugal, Gibraltar and Andorra. To the... Spain (1533-1536) and the Gonzaga is the name of an historical Italian family of rulers, for which, see below. Several Catholic educational institutions have been named after the early Jesuit St. Aloysius Gonzaga: Gonzaga College High School is a Jesuit high school in Washington, DC Gonzaga University is a Jesuit university located in Spokane... Gonzaga family of Mantua (in Italian Mantova) is a city in Lombardy, Italy and capital of the province with the same name. Located at 45.10N, 10.47E. Area of the commune: 63.97 sq. km Population of the commune: 47,790 (2001 census); 53,065 (1991 census) History The town was founded... Mantua (1536-1708). With the War of the Mantuan Succession ( Events March 1 - writs were issued in February 1628 by Charles I of England that every county in England (not just seaport towns) pay ship tax by this date. August 10 - The Swedish 64 gun sailing ship HMS Wasa sinks on her maiden voyage. September 6 - Puritans settle Salem which... 1628- Events February 5 - Roger Williams emigrates to Boston. May 10 - During the Thirty Years War imperial troops storm the German city of Magdeburg and commit a massacre. About 20,000 inhabitants are killed. May 18 - In Dorchester, Massachusetts, John Winthrop takes the oath of office and becomes the first Governor... 1631) a piece of the marquisate passed to the The House of Savoy was a dynasty of nobles who traditionally had their domain in Savoy (a small region between Piedmont, Italy, and France). They became Kings of Sardinia and later of Italy. Their Kingdom ended with the referendum by which Italians chose the republic as the form of state... Kingdom of Savoy, the remainder passing to Savoy in Events March 23 - James Francis Edward Stuart lands at the Firth of Forth Kandahar conquered by Mir Wais In Masuria one third of the population die during the plague September 28: Peter the Great defeats the Swedes at the Battle of Lesnaya J.S. Bach appointed as chamber musician and... 1708, as Leopold I Habsburg (June 9, 1640-May 5, 1705), Holy Roman emperor, was the second son of the emperor Ferdinand III and his first wife Maria Anna, daughter of Philip III of Spain. Early life Intended for the Church, he received a good education but his prospects were changed by... Leopold I, Holy Roman Emperor gained possession of Gonzaga territory.

Marquises

Aleramo dynasty

• Aleramo ( Events Boleslav I, Duke of the Bohemians, succeeded by Boleslav II (967- 1004) Emperor Reizei ascends to the throne of Japan The Khazar capital of Atil falls to the Kievan Rus around this year Births Deaths Emperor Murakami of Japan Abu al-Faraj Ali of Esfahan, scholar. Categories: 967 ... 967-?)
• Otto I (?-?)
• William I ( Events Construction of the Al-Hakim Mosque begins in Cairo. Births Conrad II, Holy Roman Emperor (approximate) Edmund II of England, (approximate) Mieszko II of Poland, king of Poland from 1025 to 1031, duke from 1032 to 1034. Yorimichi, regent to the Japanese emperor from 1017 to 1020 and from... 990- Events Canute the Great is acclaimed king of England. England is divided into the earldoms of Wessex, Mercia, East Anglia and Northumbria. Abd-ar-Rahman IV is Umayyad caliph, succeeding Suleiman II. Canute marries Emma of Normandy. Births October 29: Henry III, Holy Roman Emperor Deaths Sanjo, Japanese emperor (1011... 1017)
• Otto II ( Events Canute the Great is acclaimed king of England. England is divided into the earldoms of Wessex, Mercia, East Anglia and Northumbria. Abd-ar-Rahman IV is Umayyad caliph, succeeding Suleiman II. Canute marries Emma of Normandy. Births October 29: Henry III, Holy Roman Emperor Deaths Sanjo, Japanese emperor (1011... 1017- Events Saint Bruno founds the Carthusian Order of monks Kyanzittha begins his reign in Myanmar. Henry IV, Holy Roman Emperor crowned Emperor Rome is besieged by the Holy Roman Emperor Henry IV, and is then sacked by the Normans of Robert Guiscard, who intended to restore papal authority over the... 1084)
• William II ( Events Saint Bruno founds the Carthusian Order of monks Kyanzittha begins his reign in Myanmar. Henry IV, Holy Roman Emperor crowned Emperor Rome is besieged by the Holy Roman Emperor Henry IV, and is then sacked by the Normans of Robert Guiscard, who intended to restore papal authority over the... 1084-c. Events A second wave of crusaders arrives in the newly established Kingdom of Jerusalem, after being heavily defeated by Kilij Arslan I at Heraclia. See Crusade of 1101. Raymond IV of Toulouse, count of Tripoli, takes Ankara from the Seljuk Turks. Robert Curthose signs the Treaty of Alton, giving up... 1101)
  • Rainier ( Events Saint Bruno founds the Carthusian Order of monks Kyanzittha begins his reign in Myanmar. Henry IV, Holy Roman Emperor crowned Emperor Rome is besieged by the Holy Roman Emperor Henry IV, and is then sacked by the Normans of Robert Guiscard, who intended to restore papal authority over the... 1084-c. Events Completion of the Saint Denis Basilica in Paris Peter Abelard writes the Historia Calamitatum, detailing his relationship with Heloise Births William of Newburgh, British historian and author of the Historia rerum Anglicarum Deaths November 15 - Leopold III of Austria, Patron saint of Austria Categories: 1136 ... 1136)
• William III (c. Events Completion of the Saint Denis Basilica in Paris Peter Abelard writes the Historia Calamitatum, detailing his relationship with Heloise Births William of Newburgh, British historian and author of the Historia rerum Anglicarum Deaths November 15 - Leopold III of Austria, Patron saint of Austria Categories: 1136 ... 1136- Events May 12 - Richard I of England marries Berengaria of Navarre. September 7 - Third Crusade: Battle of Arsuf - Richard I of England defeats Saladin at Arsuf. The monks of Glastonbury Abbey announce that they have found the burial sites of King Arthur and his Queen Guinevere. The city of Berne... 1191)
• Conrad of Montferrat was one of the major participants in the Third Crusade, and was briefly king of Jerusalem in 1192. Conrad had fought as an ally of Isaac II Angelus of Byzantium, and was married to Isaacs daughter Theodora. However, the Greeks were suspicious of him as a... Conrad ( Events May 12 - Richard I of England marries Berengaria of Navarre. September 7 - Third Crusade: Battle of Arsuf - Richard I of England defeats Saladin at Arsuf. The monks of Glastonbury Abbey announce that they have found the burial sites of King Arthur and his Queen Guinevere. The city of Berne... 1191- Events The Third Crusade ends in disaster. Richard I of England and Saladin negotiate visiting rights for pilgrims to come to the Holy City of Jerusalem. Richard I of England taken hostage by Leopold V of Austria. Minamoto no Yoritomo granted title of shogun, thereby officially establishing the first shogunate... 1192)
• Boniface of Montferrat (died 1207) was marquis of Montferrat and the leader of the Fourth Crusade. When the original leader of the Fourth Crusade, Count Thibaud III of Champagne, died in 1201, Boniface was chosen as its new leader. Bonifaces family was well-established in the east; his oldest... Boniface I ( Events The Third Crusade ends in disaster. Richard I of England and Saladin negotiate visiting rights for pilgrims to come to the Holy City of Jerusalem. Richard I of England taken hostage by Leopold V of Austria. Minamoto no Yoritomo granted title of shogun, thereby officially establishing the first shogunate... 1192- Events Stephen Langton consecrated Archbishop of Canterbury June 17 by Pope Innocent III Births September 8 - King Sancho II of Portugal October 1 - Henry III of England (English monarch) in Winchester Jalal al-Din Muhammad Rumi (poet and Sufi mystic) Elizabeth of Hungary St. Elizabeth in Pressburg, now Bratislava Czech... 1207)
• William IV ( Events Stephen Langton consecrated Archbishop of Canterbury June 17 by Pope Innocent III Births September 8 - King Sancho II of Portugal October 1 - Henry III of England (English monarch) in Winchester Jalal al-Din Muhammad Rumi (poet and Sufi mystic) Elizabeth of Hungary St. Elizabeth in Pressburg, now Bratislava Czech... 1207- Events Births Thomas Aquinas, Christian philosopher and theologian. Deaths Monarchs/Presidents Aragon - James I King of Aragon and count of Barcelona (reigned from 1213 to 1276) Castile - Ferdinand III, the Saint King of Castile and Leon (reigned from 1217 to 1252) Holy See - Honorius III pope (from 1216 to 1227... 1225)
• Boniface II ( Events Births Thomas Aquinas, Christian philosopher and theologian. Deaths Monarchs/Presidents Aragon - James I King of Aragon and count of Barcelona (reigned from 1213 to 1276) Castile - Ferdinand III, the Saint King of Castile and Leon (reigned from 1217 to 1252) Holy See - Honorius III pope (from 1216 to 1227... 1225- For broader historical context, see 13th century. Events Europe War and politics July 6 - Mindaugas is crowned as King of Lithuania. July - William II, Count of Holland defeats the Flemish army at Westkapelle. A series of naval wars begins between the Italian city-states of Genoa and Venice, which will... 1253)
• William V ( For broader historical context, see 13th century. Events Europe War and politics July 6 - Mindaugas is crowned as King of Lithuania. July - William II, Count of Holland defeats the Flemish army at Westkapelle. A series of naval wars begins between the Italian city-states of Genoa and Venice, which will... 1253- Events King Edward I of England banishes all Jews from Britain. University of Lisbon founded. Births John Parricida, son of Duke Rudolph II of Austria Duke Leopold I of Austria - August 4 Deaths May 10 - Duke Rudolph II of Austria December 18 - Sweden 1275-1290 Eleanor of Castile Categories: 1290... 1290)
• John ( Events King Edward I of England banishes all Jews from Britain. University of Lisbon founded. Births John Parricida, son of Duke Rudolph II of Austria Duke Leopold I of Austria - August 4 Deaths May 10 - Duke Rudolph II of Austria December 18 - Sweden 1275-1290 Eleanor of Castile Categories: 1290... 1290- Events Wenceslas III becomes king of Bohemia The Papacy removed to France following riots in the Papal State. Births Ashikaga Takauji, Ashikaga shogun Deaths Emperor Kameyama of Japan March 19- Blanche, daughter of King Philip III of France June 21 - Wenceslaus II of Bohemia August 23 - William Wallace (executed) Categories... 1305)

Palaeologan dynasty

• Theodore I ( Events Wenceslas III becomes king of Bohemia The Papacy removed to France following riots in the Papal State. Births Ashikaga Takauji, Ashikaga shogun Deaths Emperor Kameyama of Japan March 19- Blanche, daughter of King Philip III of France June 21 - Wenceslaus II of Bohemia August 23 - William Wallace (executed) Categories... 1305--1... 1338)
• John II (-1... 1338- Events Births March 13 - Louis of Valois, Duke of Orléans, son of king Charles V of France Princess Beatrice of Portugal, heiress to the throne during the 1383-1385 Crisis Deaths Categories: 1372 ... 1372)
• Secondotto ( Events Births March 13 - Louis of Valois, Duke of Orléans, son of king Charles V of France Princess Beatrice of Portugal, heiress to the throne during the 1383-1385 Crisis Deaths Categories: 1372 ... 1372- Events March - John Wyclif tried to gain public favour by laying his theses before parliament, and then made them public in a tract. He appeared before Simon of Sudbury at the episcopal palace at Lambeth to defend himself. April 9 - Pope Urban VI (Bartolomeo Prignano, archbishop of Bari) elected. In... 1378)
• John III ( Events March - John Wyclif tried to gain public favour by laying his theses before parliament, and then made them public in a tract. He appeared before Simon of Sudbury at the episcopal palace at Lambeth to defend himself. April 9 - Pope Urban VI (Bartolomeo Prignano, archbishop of Bari) elected. In... 1378- Events June 12 - Peasants Revolt: In England rebels arrive at Blackheath. June 14 - King Richard II of England meets the leaders of Peasants Revolt. The revolt is discussed in John Gowers Vox Clamantis of this year. Births Deaths Categories: 1381 ... 1381)
• Theodore II ( Events June 12 - Peasants Revolt: In England rebels arrive at Blackheath. June 14 - King Richard II of England meets the leaders of Peasants Revolt. The revolt is discussed in John Gowers Vox Clamantis of this year. Births Deaths Categories: 1381 ... 1381- Events May 19 - Capture of Paris by Duke John the Fearless of Burgundy September - Beginning of English Siege of Rouen Mircea the Old, ruler of Wallachia dies and is succeeded by Vlad I Uzurpatorul. Births February 23 - Pope Paul II December 12 - Duke Albert VI of Austria Deaths Mircea the... 1418)
• John James ( Events May 19 - Capture of Paris by Duke John the Fearless of Burgundy September - Beginning of English Siege of Rouen Mircea the Old, ruler of Wallachia dies and is succeeded by Vlad I Uzurpatorul. Births February 23 - Pope Paul II December 12 - Duke Albert VI of Austria Deaths Mircea the... 1418- Events Discovery of Senegal and Cape Verde by Dinas Diaz Births March 1 - Sandro Botticelli, Italian painter of the Florentine school during the Early Renaissance (d. 1510) Philippe Desportes Johann Geiler von Kaisersberg Johann von Dalberg Albert Brudzewski Giuloano di Sangallo Comines Hayne van Ghizeghem, Flemish-Burgundian composer Gaspar van... 1445)
• John IV ( Events Discovery of Senegal and Cape Verde by Dinas Diaz Births March 1 - Sandro Botticelli, Italian painter of the Florentine school during the Early Renaissance (d. 1510) Philippe Desportes Johann Geiler von Kaisersberg Johann von Dalberg Albert Brudzewski Giuloano di Sangallo Comines Hayne van Ghizeghem, Flemish-Burgundian composer Gaspar van... 1445- Events February - Norway who was also serving as King of Sweden is declared deposed from the later throne. His deposed predecessor Charles VIII of Sweden is re-elected to the throne. April 25 - Battle of Hedgeley Moore - Yorkist forces under Lord Montague defeat Lancastrians under Sir Ralph Percy, who is... 1464)
• William VI ( Events February - Norway who was also serving as King of Sweden is declared deposed from the later throne. His deposed predecessor Charles VIII of Sweden is re-elected to the throne. April 25 - Battle of Hedgeley Moore - Yorkist forces under Lord Montague defeat Lancastrians under Sir Ralph Percy, who is... 1464- Events The São Tomé settlement is founded. April 9 - Edward V becomes King of England. April - King Edward V of England and his younger brother Richard, Duke of York reside in the Tower of London. Later this year rumors of their murders start circulating. By December the rumors have... 1483)
• Boniface III ( Events The São Tomé settlement is founded. April 9 - Edward V becomes King of England. April - King Edward V of England and his younger brother Richard, Duke of York reside in the Tower of London. Later this year rumors of their murders start circulating. By December the rumors have... 1483- Events January 25 - Alfonso II becomes King of Naples. June 7 - Spain and Portugal sign the Treaty of Tordesillas which divides the New World between the two countries. October 22 - Ludovico Sforza becomes Duke of Milan. Start of the Italian Wars. The University of Aberdeen is founded by the bishop... 1494)
• William VII ( Events January 25 - Alfonso II becomes King of Naples. June 7 - Spain and Portugal sign the Treaty of Tordesillas which divides the New World between the two countries. October 22 - Ludovico Sforza becomes Duke of Milan. Start of the Italian Wars. The University of Aberdeen is founded by the bishop... 1494- Events A plague of tropical fire ants devastates crops on Hispaniola (Nature 433, 32 (06 January 2005); doi:10.1038/433032a) Births Tintoretto (Jacopo Robusti), Italian painter. Deaths Kabir, Indian mystic Categories: 1518 ... 1518)
• Boniface IV ( Events A plague of tropical fire ants devastates crops on Hispaniola (Nature 433, 32 (06 January 2005); doi:10.1038/433032a) Births Tintoretto (Jacopo Robusti), Italian painter. Deaths Kabir, Indian mystic Categories: 1518 ... 1518- Events June 25 - Augsburg confession presented to Charles V of Holy Roman Empire. August 12 - Florence is captured by Spanish troops under Prince Philibert of Orange. The Medici are restored in the person of the Popes nephew Alessandro de Medici. Knights of Malta are formed when the Knights Hospitaller... 1530)
• John George ( Events June 25 - Augsburg confession presented to Charles V of Holy Roman Empire. August 12 - Florence is captured by Spanish troops under Prince Philibert of Orange. The Medici are restored in the person of the Popes nephew Alessandro de Medici. Knights of Malta are formed when the Knights Hospitaller... 1530- Events January 25 - King Henry VIII of England marries Anne Boleyn, his second Queen consort. March 30 - Thomas Cranmer becomes Archbishop of Canterbury May 23 - King Henry VIII of England marriage with Catherine of Aragon officially declared annulled. Catherine refuses to accept and continues to believe herself the wife of... 1533)

Gonzaga dynasty

• Federico II of Gonzaga (1500-1540), Marquis of Mantua, succeeded his father Francesco as ruler of Mantua in 1519. His marriage to Maria Palaeologo in 1531 brought the Duchy of Monferrato into the Gonzaga familys possession. He built as his summer palace the Palazzo del Te near the city... Frederick II (1533-1540)
• Francis III (1540-1550)
• William Gonzaga (1550-1587)
• Vincent I (1587-1612)
• Francis IV (1612)
• Ferdinand (1612-26)
• Vincent II (1626-1627)
• Charles I (1627-1637), Duke of Nevers and Rethel
• Charles III (1637-1665), Duke of Nevers and Rethel until 1659
• Charles IV (1665-1708)

Montferrat is also the name of several communes in The French Republic or France ( French: République française or France) is a country whose metropolitan territory is located in western Europe, and which is further made up of a collection of overseas islands and territories located in other continents. France is a democracy organised as a... France:

• Montferrat, in the Isère is a département in the east of France named after the Isère River. History Isère was one of the original 83 départements created during the French Revolution on March 4, 1790. It was created from part of the former... Isère The départements (or departments) are administrative units of France, roughly analogous to British counties and are now grouped into 22 metropolitan and four overseas régions. They are subdivided into 342 arrondissements. Départements are also found in Côte dIvoire. Administrative role Each... département
• Montferrat, in the Var is a département of southern France. Categories: Stub | Départements of France ... Var département