Art:Verzuolo Castle
| Verzuolo Castle | |
|---|---|
Castello di Verzuolo | |
 Verzuolo Castle, 2007 | |
| 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 |
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]
History
The 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
- ↑ Pietro Gioffredo (1839). Carlo Baudi di Vesme. ed (in it). Storia delle Alpi marittimi. Monumenta Historiae Patriae. p. 2087. https://books.google.com/books?id=xs5QAAAAcAAJ&pg=PA2087.
- ↑ Richard Brookes (1819). A General Gazetteer (15th ed.). London. p. 721. https://books.google.com/books?id=neBhAAAAcAAJ&pg=PA721.
- ↑ Goffredo Casalis (1854) (in it). Dizionario Geografico Storico-Statistico-Commerciale Degli Stati Di S. M. Il Re Do Sardegna. 25. Turin: Gaetano Maspero. p. 56. https://books.google.com/books?id=EQhTAAAAcAAJ&pg=PA56.
- ↑ Carlo Fedele Savio (1911) (in it). Storia di Saluzzo: Saluzzo e i suoi Vescovi (1475–1601). Saluzzo. https://books.google.com/books?id=o_M-AQAAMAAJ.
- ↑ Gaetano Moroni Romano (1853) (in it). Dizionario di erudizione storico-ecclesiastica da san Pietro sino ai nostri giorni. 60. Venice. p. 308. https://books.google.com/books?id=qKOu__OaucYC&pg=PA308.
- ↑ Savio, p. 182.
- ↑ 7.0 7.1 7.2 G. Boero. "Il Borgo Medievale: Il Castello" (in it). Comune di Verzuolo. https://www.comune.verzuolo.cn.it/ita/pagine/dettaglio_pagina.aspx?id=10.
- ↑ Giorgio Gallesio (1995) (in it). I giornali dei viaggi. https://books.google.com/books?id=A58fAQAAIAAJ.
- ↑ "Il Castello è stato venduto" (in it). Corriere di Saluzzo. 8 July 2022. https://corrieredisaluzzo.it/nws/27321/2022/7/8/Valle%20Varaita/Il-Castello-%C3%A8-stato-venduto-.
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