Verzuolo Castle (Italian: Castello di Verzuolo) is a medieval castle in the Piedmont region of Italy. It is located in the Province of Cuneo near Verzuolo, around 3 miles (4.8 km) south of Saluzzo.[1][2]
| Verzuolo Castle | |
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Castello di Verzuolo | |
 Verzuolo Castle, 2007 | |
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| General information | |
| Location | Verzuolo, Piedmont |
| Country | Italy |
| Coordinates | 44°36′13″N 7°28′11″E / 44.6036°N 7.4696°E |
| Inaugurated | 1377 |
| Owner | Om.e.g Srl |
History
editThe castle was originally built in the 11th century. In 1377, Frederick II, Marquess of Saluzzo ordered it to be demolished and rebuilt larger and more heavily fortified.[3] His successors continued to improve it as the main fortress of the Marquisate of Saluzzo.[4]
In 1529, Giovanni Ludovico, Marquess of Saluzzo, was imprisoned in the castle.[5][6]
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In 1600 the castle facade was renovated, changing its aspect from that of a military fortress to that of a luxury mansion, and it has since been used as a summer residence, including by Charles Emmanuel I, Duke of Savoy, and Giambattista Bodoni.[7]
In the early 20th century the family line of the counts of Verzuolo died out, and the castle passed to Amedeo Mola di Larissé. It fell into neglect; on 18 June 1916, one of the two rectangular towers collapsed, destroying much of the castle archives, including important documents about the history of Piedmont.[7][8] The remaining rectangular tower was demolished in 1938 together with the Belvedere tower.[7]
In July 2022 the castle was sold to Om.e.g Srl, a property developer, with the intention of converting it into a hotel or other tourist facility.[9]
References
edit- ^ Pietro Gioffredo (1839). Carlo Baudi di Vesme (ed.). Storia delle Alpi marittimi. Monumenta Historiae Patriae (in Italian). p. 2087.
- ^ Richard Brookes (1819). A General Gazetteer (15th ed.). London. p. 721.
- ^ Goffredo Casalis (1854). Dizionario Geografico Storico-Statistico-Commerciale Degli Stati Di S. M. Il Re Do Sardegna (in Italian). Vol. 25. Turin: Gaetano Maspero. p. 56.
- ^ Carlo Fedele Savio (1911). Storia di Saluzzo: Saluzzo e i suoi Vescovi (1475–1601) (in Italian). Saluzzo.
{{cite book}}: CS1 maint: location missing publisher (link) - ^ Gaetano Moroni Romano (1853). Dizionario di erudizione storico-ecclesiastica da san Pietro sino ai nostri giorni (in Italian). Vol. 60. Venice. p. 308.
{{cite book}}: CS1 maint: location missing publisher (link) - ^ Savio, p. 182.
- ^ a b c G. Boero. "Il Borgo Medievale: Il Castello" (in Italian). Comune di Verzuolo. Retrieved 30 August 2024.
- ^ Giorgio Gallesio (1995). I giornali dei viaggi (in Italian).[page needed]
- ^ "Il Castello è stato venduto". Corriere di Saluzzo (in Italian). 8 July 2022.
External links
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