Pozzol Groppo, Alessandria, Piemonte, Italy Genealogy

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

History[edit | edit source]

Jurisdictions:

  • Tortona (since the 12th century)
  • Malaspina dello Spino Fiorito (feuds)
  • Sforza of Milan (1449)
  • Marchesi of Gavi
  • Spinola (1595)
  • Kingdom of Sardinia (1743)
  • France (1801-1814)
  • Province of Voghera (1818)
  • Province of Pavia (1859)
  • Province of Alessandria (1928)

Major events:

  • Pozzol Groppo was under the dominion of Tortona since the 12th century and helped Tortona when it was besieged by Federico Barbarossa in 1155.
  • In 1449, the zone passed to the Sforza of Milan, who sent 500 soldiers in 1480 to punish Pozzolo, accused of being a haven for bandits.
  • Between 1525 and 1528, the area was almost completely uninhabited due to wars and plagues.
  • During the Resistance, it was the scene of fighting between partisans and fascists.
  • On January 31, 1945, some members of the 3rd Division "Aliotta" were surprised and killed in Biagasco. [1]

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References[edit | edit source]

  1. ↑ Wikipedia contributors, "Pozzol Groppo," in Wikipedia: the Free Encyclopedia, https://it.wikipedia.org/wiki/Pozzol_Groppo, accessed 12 May 2025.
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