Briga Novarese, Novara, Piemonte, Italy Genealogy

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Guide to Briga Novarese municipality, Italy ancestry, family history, and genealogy: birth records, marriage records, death records, census records, and military records.

History[edit | edit source]

The town was an established Roman settlement by the 1st century BC.

Jurisdictions:

  • Counts of Pombia
  • Counts of Ossola
  • Counts of Vercelli
  • Counts of Biandrate
  • Milanese domains
  • Feudal rule of Luigi Terzaghi, the Arrigoni, and the Spanish Leruella Caxa
  • Savoy (from 1814)
  • Piedmont and Unified Italy

Major events:

  • Late 13th century: The nucleus of the castle was destroyed by the militias of Novara.
  • 1331: It was destroyed again during the struggles between the Guelphs and Ghibellines.[1]

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Research Helps[edit | edit source]

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References[edit | edit source]

  1. Wikipedia contributors, "Briga Novarese," in Wikipedia: the Free Encyclopedia, https://it.wikipedia.org/wiki/Briga_Novarese, accessed 14 May 2025.