General Notes

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Montferrat was in north-west Italy, and the Italian name fo
r it is "Monferrato".
It's about midway between Torino (Turin) and Milano (Milan
) and south of the Po River.  The old capital is now the ci
ty of "Casale Monferrato" and, if geographical coordinate
s help any, that city is at 45 08 N and 8 27 E.  In italia
n province of Alessandria.
Montferrat was a lordship in northern Italy, technicall
y a member of the
Empire but subject to Provencal and Angevin influences.  Th
e marquis was a
prominent figure on the Ghibelline side in thirteenth centu
ry Mediterranean
politics,