Manfred I of Saluzzo

[2] Manfred was the eldest of seven sons of Bonifacio del Vasto, the ruler of scattered holdings between Savona and the Tanaro,[a] and Agnes of Vermandois.

[2][4] He made his the strategically important castle of Saluzzo in the centre of his domain his seat.

He was an ally of the Emperor Frederick Barbarossa, recognizing him as his suzerain and trying to maintain peace between him and the Lombard cities.

[2] Four diploma attest to his periodic attendance at Barbarossa's court at Milan (1161), Turin (1162) and Rimini (1167).

[6][4] Manfred married Eleonora, the daughter of Judge Gonario II of Arborea.

Fresco by Giacomo Jaquerio in the Castello della Manta (1420), meant to represent both Manfred I and Godfrey of Bouillon as one of the Nine Worthies [ 1 ]