Montferrat

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Montferrat was a historical region and marquisate in northwestern Italy, centered in present-day Piedmont and known for its medieval noble dynasty and wine-producing hills.

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Predicate Object
instanceOf historical region
marquisate
associatedWithCrusades yes
borderedBy Langhe NERFINISHED
Lomellina NERFINISHED
Monferrato Casalese (internal subregion) NERFINISHED
Roero NERFINISHED
capital Casale Monferrato NERFINISHED
country Italy
economyHistoricallyBasedOn cattle raising
cereal cultivation
viticulture
formerCapital Aleramo (early centers in southern Piedmont) NERFINISHED
Chivasso NERFINISHED
historicalEra Early Modern period
surface form: Early modern period

Middle Ages
Renaissance NERFINISHED
historicalLanguage Italian
Occitan (in some areas) NERFINISHED
Piedmontese NERFINISHED
incorporatedInto Duchy of Mantua (personal union under Gonzaga) NERFINISHED
Duchy of Savoy NERFINISHED
Kingdom of Sardinia NERFINISHED
knownFor Romanesque churches
UNESCO World Heritage wine landscapes NERFINISHED
medieval castles
medieval noble dynasty
vineyards
wine-producing hills
locatedBetween Apennines NERFINISHED
Po River NERFINISHED
locatedIn Piedmont
northwestern Italy NERFINISHED
nobleTitleUsedBy members of the House of Savoy
notableRuler Boniface I, Marquess of Montferrat NERFINISHED
John II, Marquess of Montferrat NERFINISHED
William V, Marquess of Montferrat NERFINISHED
nowPartOf Province of Alessandria NERFINISHED
Province of Asti NERFINISHED
Region of Piedmont NERFINISHED
partOf Kingdom of Italy (medieval and early modern) NERFINISHED
regionType hilly region
religion Roman Catholicism
ruledByDynasty Aleramici NERFINISHED
House of Gonzaga NERFINISHED
House of Savoy NERFINISHED
Paleologi (Palaeologus-Montferrat) NERFINISHED
subregion Alto Monferrato NERFINISHED
Basso Monferrato NERFINISHED
Monferrato Astigiano NERFINISHED
titleHeldBy Marquess of Montferrat NERFINISHED
UNESCOInscriptionYear 2014
UNESCOStatus part of "Vineyard Landscape of Piedmont: Langhe-Roero and Monferrato" World Heritage Site
wineRegion Barbera del Monferrato NERFINISHED
Freisa d’Asti (partly) NERFINISHED
Grignolino del Monferrato Casalese NERFINISHED

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