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unusual facts about Theodore I, Marquess of Montferrat


Theodore Palaiologos

Theodore I, Marquess of Montferrat (c. 1291–1338), Marquess of Montferrat in 1306–1338


Catacombs of San Valentino

These excavations permitted to ascertain that the martyr Valentine was not buried into the catacomb, but directly into a pit outside it; on this subdial grave Pope Jiulius I (336–352) built a former basilical structure, which was modified and enlarged by popes Honorius I (625–638) and Theodore I (642–649) and further restored in the following centuries until the last works carried out by Pope Nicholas II in mid-11th century.

Yolande Palaeologina of Montferrat

Yolande Palaiologina or Violant (Moncalvo, June 1318 – Chambery, December 24, 1342) was the daughter of Theodore I, Marquess of Montferrat and Argentina Spinola, a Genoese lady, daughter of Opicino Spinola.


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