Manfred I of Saluzzo

Manfred I (died 1175), founder of the marquisate of Saluzzo, ruled from 1142 until his death. The eldest of seven sons of Bonifacio del Vasto, he founded Staffarda Abbey in 1127, and his brothers ruled jointly after their father's death.

At the family partition in 1142, he took the lands between the Alps, the Po and the Stura and made Saluzzo castle his seat. A loyal ally of Emperor Frederick Barbarossa, he acknowledged him as overlord and sought peace between him and the Lombard cities.

He married Eleonora, daughter of Judge Gonario II of Arborea. When he died in 1175, his son Manfred II succeeded him.