Montferrat
Montferrat was an imperial margraviate in southern Piedmont, ruled from Casale. In 1305 it passed to Theodore I Palaiologos, a Byzantine emperor's son; his line still ruled in 1337.
The Palaiologos marquesses lost territory under pressure from Milan and Savoy. After their line ended in 1533, Charles V granted Montferrat to Federico II Gonzaga of Mantua in 1536. It became a duchy in 1574; when the Gonzaga line died out in 1708, Montferrat passed to Savoy.
Characters
- Aleramo of Montferrat
- Anselm I of Savona
- Argentina Spinola
- Beatrice of Castile
- Boniface II of Montferrat
- Henry of Montferrat
- John I of Montferrat
- John II Palaiologos of Montferrat
- William III of Montferrat
- William IV of Montferrat
- William V of Montferrat
- William VI of Montferrat
- William VII of Montferrat
- Margaret of Savoy
- Otto I of Montferrat
- Otto II of Montferrat
- Rainier, Marquis of Montferrat
- Theodore I Palaiologos
- Yolande Palaeologina of Montferrat