Casalzuigno, Varese, Lombardia, Italy Genealogy

Italy

Lombardia

Varese

Casalzuigno

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

History

The oldest part of the comune, Zuigno, has Roman origins. The Valcuvia region, where Casalzuigno is located, was inhabited by Ligurian populations from pre-historic times.

Jurisdictions:

• Roman Empire
• Longobards
• Franks (part of the Contado di Seprio)
• Pieve di Val Cuvia (part of the Contado del Seprio)
• Province of the Duchy of Milan (subject to the Bishop of Como for spiritual administration)
• Feuds of the Visconti and Sforza families
• Dipartimento del Verbano of the Cisalpine Republic (after the French Revolution)
• Dipartimento del Lario (under Napoleon)
• Kingdom of Lombardy-Venetia (after 1814)
• Province of Como (after the annexation of Lombardy to the Kingdom of Sardinia)
• Province of Varese

Major events:

• 1755: A flood caused damage, including the loss of some statues in the gardens of Villa Della Porta.
• 1798: A popular demonstration against the Porta family due to their large land ownership.
• Early 1800s: Various epidemics affected Casalzuigno.

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