Ludovico II del Vasto was marquess of Saluzzo from 1475 until his death. Before his accession ar marquis he held the title of Count of Carmagnola

Carmagnola

Carmagnola is a comune in the Province of Turin in the Italian region Piedmont, located 29 km south of Turin. As of July 11, 2007, it had a population of 27,043 and an area of 96.4 km²....

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Son of Ludovico I of Saluzzo

Ludovico I of Saluzzo

Ludovico I del Vasto was Marquess of Saluzzo from 1416 until his death.The son of Marquess Thomas III, he held the Marquisate of Saluzzo for much of the 15th century, under its period of greatest splendour...

 and Isabella of Monferrat, he succeeded him as marquis upon the latter's death in 1475. He continued his father's war against Charles I of Savoy

Charles I of Savoy

Charles I , surnamed the Warrior, was the Duke of Savoy from 1482 to 1490 and titular king of Cyprus, Jerusalem, and Armenia from 1485 to 1490....

, which had depleted Saluzzo's fortunes, but again without notable results.

In 1481 he married his cousin, Giovanna of Monferrat.