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30-756: Bagnolo Piemonte borders the following municipalities: Barge , Bibiana , Cavour , Crissolo , Luserna San Giovanni , Ostana , Rorà , and Villar Pellice . This article on a location in the Province of Cuneo is a stub . You can help Misplaced Pages by expanding it . Barge, Italy Barge is a comune (municipality) in the Province of Cuneo in the Italian region Piedmont , located about 50 kilometres (31 mi) southwest of Turin and about 45 kilometres (28 mi) northwest of Cuneo . The population numbered 7,589 as of 30 November 2019. Barge borders

60-487: A French army to march into Savoy to force the duke to comply with the pacts. The French troops, soon backed by another army, occupied Pinerolo and Avigliana . The Savoy army under his son Victor Amadeus was defeated in Lower Valsusa. In 1628 Giovanni Antonio Ansaldo, an agent of Charles Emmanuel, recruited and furnished with ample funds a group of Genoese conspirators led by Giulio Cesare Vachero who were to overthrow

90-423: A Roman market settlement called Forum Vibii Cabur. The first document mentioning the name of Barge dates back to 1001, an imperial diploma of Otto III . However, the large First Romanesque bell tower of the church of San Giovanni Battista demonstrates that the village was a centre of some importance already in the first quarter of the 11th century (being the largest parish bell tower in a very large area). Barge

120-443: A collection of poems dedicated to Charles Emmanuel. Not all the poems were of a patriotic nature, but those that were, clearly revealed the feelings Charles Emmanuel had stirred in freedom-loving Italians. More than fifty years later Vittorio Siri still reminisced that “all Italy broke forth with pen and tongue in praises and panegyrics at the name of Carlo Emanuele, and in demonstrations of joy and applause that he had revived . . .

150-536: A policy of expansion for his duchy, seeking to expand it into a kingdom. Charles was born in the Castle of Rivoli in Piedmont , the only child of Emmanuel Philibert, Duke of Savoy and Margaret of France, Duchess of Berry . He succeeded his father as duke on 30 August 1580. Well-educated and intelligent, Charles spoke Italian, French, Spanish, as well as Latin. He proved an able warrior although short and hunchbacked . In

180-565: A restored Serbian kingdom , hypothetically presumed after a Christian crusade against the Ottoman Empire during planning for the Great Conspiracy of the late 16th and early 17th centuries under the auspices of Serbian Patriarch Jovan , diplomat Damjan , Herzegovinian Duke Grdan and other chiefs of the Serb clans . . At the 1608 Council of Morača , during a gathering of representatives of

210-451: A stylized imitation of a human face, were known as "Savoyard" helmets after this notorious incident. A number of these suits of armour were captured by the Swiss and kept as trophies. The Geneva militia's successful defence of the city's walls is still celebrated as an act of heroism during the annual festival of L'Escalade . Charles Emmanuel was one of the most wanted candidates for the crown of

240-554: The Battle of Staffarda , moved against Barge, devastating the territory and plundering the town. A relative period of peace in the eighteenth century helped to heal the wounds of the past decades. Barge was a centre for the production of firearms from the 14th century until the 18th century, an industry started by the Thorosano family. Another local industry was the quartzite mine of Mombracco, mentioned by Leonardo da Vinci. In September 1943,

270-573: The Taurini . In Roman times it was a pagus (small village) belonging to the main settlement located by the Rocca di Cavour , a huge isolated mass of granite rising from the nearby town of Cavour . This settlement is mentioned by Pliny as the second most important in the Taurine lands, after Segusia ( Susa ). At the foot of the rocca (6 km from the current centre of Barge) the proconsul Gaius Vibius Pansa founded

300-506: The War of the Mantuan Succession in 1628, Charles Emmanuel allied again with Spain. However, when Richelieu invaded Piedmont and conquered Susa , the duke changed sides again and returned to an alliance with France. Then, after Philip IV of Spain sent two invasion forces from Genoa and Como under Ambrogio Spinola , Charles Emmanuel declared himself neutral, and in 1630 Richelieu ordered

330-568: The Balkan Christian peoples against the rule of the Ottoman Turks was sparked, as Charles Emmanuel lacked the financial resources to take the crown and restore the Serbian statehood extinguished in the 15th century. In 1609, Charles Emmanuel came in contact with Albanian mercenaries like Giovanni Renesi , his brother Demetrio Renesi and a relative Don Joanne Renesi, who intended to revolt against

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360-527: The Ghiandone, which joins the river Po near Staffarda. Barge lies about 360-390 metres above sea level. The name Barge is thought to derive from the ancient word 'barga', whose meaning is debated. According to one view, it means "shelter" or "hut". Others maintain it is to be linked to the ancient root *berg-/*barg-/*breg-/*brig- with the meaning of "elevated ground/mountain". In the south of France, localities with names such as Barge/La Barge/Barges/Bargettes lie at

390-660: The Great , was the Duke of Savoy and ruler of the Savoyard states from 30 August 1580 until his death almost 50 years later in 1630, he was the longest-reigning Savoyard monarch at the time, only for his record to be surpassed by his great-grandson Victor Amadeus II . He was nicknamed Testa d'feu ( lit.   ' Hothead ' , in context "the Hot-Headed") for his rashness and military aggression. Being ambitious and confident, Charles pursued

420-585: The Ottomans at the Convention of Kuçi in 1614. With the Treaty of Bruzolo (25 April 1610), Charles Emmanuel allied with France against Spain, but the assassination of Henry IV changed the situation, as the treaty was not recognized by Marie de' Medici , who immediately assumed the regency for Henry's son Louis XIII , a minor. Continuing his intrigues, on the death in 1612 of Duke Francesco IV Gonzaga, Duke of Mantua who

450-807: The Republic of Genoa and place the city under the protection of the Duchy of Savoy. The plot failed and Vachero and his accomplices were sentenced to death. The duke died suddenly of a stroke, while campaigning during the second Monferrato war, at Savigliano in late July 1630. He was succeeded by his son Victor Amadeus. In 1585, Charles married Catherine Michaela of Spain , daughter of Philip II of Spain and Elizabeth of Valois . They had: In Riva di Chieri on 28 November 1629, he secretly married his long-time and official mistress, Marguerite de Rossillon, Marchesa di Riva di Chieri (bap. 24 December 1599 – 10 November 1640), with whom he had four children, legitimised after

480-579: The Serb clans and the Serbian Church, Charles was elected King of Serbia and invited to convert to Eastern Orthodoxy (as a precondition for being crowned by Patriarch John) and to vow to protect Orthodox Christianity. . The conspirators, bearing closely in mind the failures of the 1590 decade, did not want to expose themselves in any action before direct support from the West was forthcoming. Thus no broad uprising of

510-534: The autumn of 1588, taking advantage of the civil war weakening France , he occupied the Marquisate of Saluzzo , which was under French protection. The new king, Henry IV , demanded the restitution of that land, but Charles Emmanuel refused, and war ensued. In 1590 he sent an expedition to Provence in the interests of the Catholic League, and followed it himself later, but the peace of 1593, by which Henry of Navarre

540-621: The conflict was solved by the treaty of Asti. His sister Christine Marie was married to Charles Emmanuel's son, Victor Amadeus in 1619. In the First Genoese-Savoyard War of 1625, Charles Emmanuel tried with the help of France to obtain access to the Mediterranean Sea at the expense of Genoa . After Spanish intervention, the status-quo was restored in the Treaty of Monçon . When the French occupied Casale Monferrato during

570-398: The covered marketplace. The principal historic religious buildings include: Examples of historic military architecture are: This article on a location in the Province of Cuneo is a stub . You can help Misplaced Pages by expanding it . Charles Emmanuel I, Duke of Savoy Charles Emmanuel I ( Italian : Carlo Emanuele di Savoia ; 12 January 1562 – 26 July 1630), known as

600-469: The current but separate question of Saluzzo unsolved. After the Duke started talks with Spain, Henry threatened to return to war until, with the Treaty of Lyon (17 January 1601), Saluzzo went to Savoy in exchange for Bresse , Bugey, and Gex. In 1602 Charles Emmanuel attacked the city of Geneva . On 11 December that year, he led his troops to the city during the night and they surrounded the city walls by two in

630-572: The defence of Charles Emmanuel. In quick succession he published anonymously two Filippiche addressed to the Italian nobility. He exhorted the nobles to discard their lethargy, unite and instead of fighting each other, join Savoy in ridding Italy of Spanish hegemony. At about the same time that Tassoni was inspired to write the Filippiche , Fulvio Testi , a young poet at the court of the duke of Este, published

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660-627: The first partisan formation in Northern Italy was founded in Barge. Barge has a small but attractive historic centre with a warren of narrow streets, abutted by the fast-flowing Chiappera and Infernotto streams and overlooked by the ruins of the Castello Inferiore, with the green foothills of the Cottian Alps beyond. The streets are lined with small shops and cafés, and a weekly market takes place in

690-459: The following municipalities: Bagnolo Piemonte , Cardè , Cavour , Envie , Ostana , Paesana , Revello , Sanfront , and Villafranca Piemonte . The town is situated at the foot of the Cottian Alps , near Monviso and more precisely, in a basin at the foot of Mount Bracco and Mount Medìa. The inhabited centre is crossed by two streams (Chiappera and Infernotto), which join to form a third one,

720-569: The foot of a mountain. The same applies to the Spanish toponym Vargas. The name of the Tuscan town of Barga may derive from the same root. Rock engravings at the top of Mount Bracco and Mount Medìa attest to the area having been populated in prehistoric times, but little is known about their creators. Barge is situated in an area which, in the pre- Roman age, belonged to the Celtic-Ligurian culture of

750-442: The important castle, and leaving destruction and misery in their wake, culminating with an epidemic of the plague in 1630, which left the region depopulated. In that year Charles Emmanuel I incorporated the town into the province of Saluzzo , detaching it from that of Pinerolo . At the end of the 18th century, the town was involved in the war between Piedmont and France: in 1690, the French marshal Catinat , after his victory at

780-534: The morning. The Savoyard cuirassiers were ordered to dismount and climb the city walls in full armour as a shock tactic. However, the alarm was raised by a night watchman and Geneva's militia rose to meet the invaders. The attempted raid was a disastrous failure, and 54 Savoyards were killed, with many more captured. Charles Emmanuel's army retreated in a panic and the Savoyard prisoners were executed. The heavy helmets worn by Charles Emmanuel's troops, with visors made in

810-540: The wedding but without succession rights: In addition, he had several illegitimate children: — With Luisa de Duyn Maréchal, daughter of Jean-Marie de Duyn, called Maréchal, baron of Val d'Isère : — With Virginia Pallavicino : — With Argentina Provana, daughter of Giovanni Francesco Provana, count of Bussoleno and Collegno , and Anna Maria Grimaldi: — With Anna Felizità Cusani: — With unknown mistress: Charles Emmanuel's military campaigns ignited Italian nationalism and patriotism. Alessandro Tassoni took up

840-737: Was lord of the Duchy of Montferrat , Charles Emmanuel caused the war of the Montferrat Succession by assaulting that district. This arrayed the Venetians, Tuscany, the Empire and Spain against him, and he was obliged to relinquish his conquest. Charles Emmanuel obtained the help of French troops to free Alba from the Spaniards, in January 1617, as the new king resumed his father's alliance with Savoy. Ultimately,

870-591: Was part of Turin 's lands. Between the 11th and 13th centuries, it was under the rule of a lordly consortium, called "Dei Signori di Barge", who swore allegiance at the same time to both the House of Savoy and the Marquises of Saluzzo . In 1363, Barge was plundered and pillaged, and passed definitively into Savoy hands. From the middle of the 16th century, the area suffered from frequent wars, with Spanish , French and Piedmontese armies passing through, aiming to control

900-459: Was recognized as king of France, put an end to his ambitions. On 1 August 1591, the Duke of Savoy appointed Tomás Fernández de Medrano as his Secretary of State and War, Medrano's expertise in diplomacy and military strategy would have greatly benefited the duchy's political and military endeavours. The broader conflict involving France and Spain ended with the Peace of Vervins (2 May 1598), which left

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