March of Montferrat
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The March of Montferrat was a frontier march of the Kingdom of Italy during the Middle Ages and a state of the Holy Roman Empire. The margraviate was raised to become the Duchy of Montferrat in 1574.
The March of Montferrat (blue) in 1494
Montferrat
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Montferrat is a historical region of Piedmont, in northern Italy. It comprises roughly the modern provinces of Alessandria and Asti. Montferrat is one of the most important wine districts of Italy. It
March of Montferrat
…Montferrat in 1574. Originally part of the March of Western Liguria (Marca Liguriae Occidentalis) established by King Berengar II about 950, the area of Montferrat was constituted as the marca Aleramica ("Aleramic march") for his son-in-law Aleramo. The earliest secure documentation of Aleramo and his immediate…
San Michele di Costigliole d'Asti
Mosaic of the 10th century lying on the grave of Aleramo, in the Abbey of Grazzano Badoglio
Belforte Monferrato
Castle of Gabiano Monferrato