Pisogne, Brescia, Lombardia, Italy Genealogy

Italy

Lombardia

Brescia

Pisogne

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

History

Pisogne was already inhabited in prehistoric times. In Roman times, it was crossed by an important consular road connecting Brescia and Val Camonica.

Jurisdictions:

• 813: Properties in Pisogne were owned by the Bishop of Verona Rataldo.
• 1132: Pisogne was donated to the monastery of San Faustino and Giovita of Brescia.
• 1206: The Avogadro family received the investiture of the court of Pisogne.
• 1291: Tebaldo Brusati was proclaimed lord of the city.
• 1305: The Oldofredi family took over the collection of tithes.
• 1413: Carmagnola occupied Pisogne.
• 1462: The town bought all its establishments and rights from the Bishop of Brescia, except for the Tower.

Major events:

• 1199: Pisogne was burned and destroyed by the Bergamaschi.
• 1287: Pisogne was devastated during the Camuna rebellion.
• 1518: Eight witches were condemned to be burned at the stake.
• 1850: A terrible flood of the Trobiolo torrent hit the town.

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