Marquisate of Finale
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Marquisate of Finale Marchesato di Finale (Italian) | |||||||||||
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967–1797 | |||||||||||
Kingdom of Spain | 1602 | ||||||||||
• Ceded to the Republic of Genoa | 1713 | ||||||||||
• Disestablished | 1797 | ||||||||||
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The Marquisate of Finale was an Italian state in what is now Liguria, part of the former medieval Aleramici March. It was ruled for some six centuries by the Aleramici branch known as marquesses del Vasto (when they also held the March of Savona) and later Del Carretto, when Savona became a free commune. In 1598 the Marquisate was sold by its last marquis, Sforza Andrea to Philip II of Spain and in 1713 it was finally ceded to the Republic of Genoa, where it remained so until 1797, when it was invaded by Napoleon, ceasing its existence.
History
The marquisate of Finale originated from the territories donated in 967 to
The march of Savona stretched on the Ligurian coast from
Enrico I, Enrico II and his son Giacomo were
In the 15th century the marquesses remained substantially autonomous, thanks to the support of the
At the end of the War of the Spanish Succession, the marquisate of Finale was ceded to the Republic of Genoa on 20 August 1713, although it kept its statutes until the French Napoleonic invasion in 1797.
List of rulers
Marquis | Reign | Consort(s) | Notes |
Enrico I del Carretto | 1162–1185 | Beatrice di Monferrato | |
Enrico II del Carretto | 1185–1231 | Simona Guercio Agata de Geneve |
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Giacomo del Carretto | 1231–1265 | Caracosa Doria Caterina da Marano |
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Antonio del Carretto | 1265–1313 | Agnese di Valperga Costanza Ciaromonte |
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Giorgio del Carretto | 1313–1359 | Leonora Fieschi | |
Lazzarino I del Carretto | 1359–1392 | Marietta del Carretto | |
Lazzarino II del Carretto | 1392–1412 | Caterina del Carretto | |
Galeotto I del Carretto | 1412–1450 | Vannina Adorno | in exile after 5 February 1449 |
Giovanni I del Carretto | 1450–1468 | Viscontina Adorno | in power from 20 December 1450 |
Galeotto II del Carretto | 1468–1482 | Elisabetta Dal Verme | |
Alfonso I del Carretto | 1482–1499 | Bianca Simonetta Peretta Cybo-Usodimare |
first time |
Carlo Domenico del Carretto | 1499–1514 | also a cardinal | |
Alfonso I del Carretto | 1514–1517 | Bianca Simonetta Peretta Cybo-Usodimare |
second time |
Giovanni II del Carretto | 1517–1535 | Ginevra Bentivoglio | |
Alfonso II del Carretto | 1535–1583 | his mother, Peretta Cybo-Usodimare, and uncle, Marcantonio Del Carretto Doria, exercised a regency (1535–46) Alfonso II exercises power (1546–58) marquisate occupied by Genoa (1558–64) Giovanni Alberto Del Carretto di Gorzegno rules in Alfonso II's name (1564–66) marquisate ruled by imperial commissioners (1566–1602) occupied by Spanish or German troops (1571–1602) | |
Alessandro del Carretto | 1583–1596 | also abbot of Buonacomba in exile throughout his reign marquisate ruled by imperial commissioners (1566–1602) occupied by Spanish or German troops (1571–1602) | |
Sforza Andrea del Carretto | 1596–1602 | Faustina Sforza di Caravaggio | in exile throughout his reign marquisate ruled by imperial commissioners (1566–1602) occupied by Spanish or German troops (1571–1602) |
Filippo I d'Asburgo | 1602–1621 | Margherita d'Austria-Stiria | received imperial investiture on 4 February 1619 |
Filippo II d'Asburgo | 1621–1665 | Elisabetta di Borbone |
received imperial investiture on 19 February 1639 |
Carlo d'Asburgo | 1665–1700 | Maria Luisa di Borbone Maria Anna del Palatinato-Neuburg |
References
- ^ Calcagno, Paolo. "La puerta a la mar". Il marchesato del Finale nel sistema imperiale spagnolo (1571-1713) (in Italian). Viella.