Provaglio d'Iseo, Brescia, Lombardia, Italy Genealogy

Guide to Provaglio d'Iseo municipality, Italy ancestry, family history, and genealogy: birth records, marriage records, death records, census records, and military records.

History

The territory of Provaglio was inhabited in prehistoric times, with evidence of a pile-dwelling village. It was also inhabited during the Roman Empire, crossed by an important consular road. The parish separated from Iseo around 1200.

Jurisdictions:

In Roman times, it was crossed by a consular road connecting Brescia and Val Camonica along Lake Iseo.
It was part of the parish of Iseo before separating around 1200 to become a parish centered at the Monastery of San Pietro in Lamosa.
During the Venetian domination (lasting about three and a half centuries), Napoleonic, and Austrian periods, it was under their respective control.
In 1928, the abolished municipality of Provezze was aggregated to Provaglio.

Major events:

In the early 15th century, Pandolfo III Malatesta destroyed the castle.
It was involved in the often violent disagreements between Guelphs and Ghibellines.
In November 1629, a confrontation near Provaglio with fleeing lanzichenecchi resulted in about fifty deaths and eighteen prisoners.
In the spring of 1630, the plague struck Provaglio and Provezze hard, significantly reducing the population.
At the end of the 18th century, the first stone was laid for the new parish church of Saints Peter and Paul, completed in 1817.
The exploitation of peat deposits in the Lame began at the end of the 18th century and continued until the 1960s.
During the Second World War, peat excavation resumed.
In 1928, the municipality of Provezze was aggregated to Provaglio.
In 1993, a small museum illustrating the peat bogs was opened in Fontanì.
Until 1850, olive trees thrived in Provaglio, and this cultivation has been revived in recent decades.^[1]

Resources

Cemeteries

Census

Church Records

Civil Registration

1806-1812 Italia, Brescia, Provaglio d'Iseo. Stato civile 1806-1812(*); Provaglio d'Iseo (Brescia). Ufficio dello stato civile at FamilySearch Catalog - images
1806-1813 Italia, Brescia, Provezze. Stato civile 1806-1813(*); Archivio di Stato di Brescia at FamilySearch Catalog - images
1806-1813 Italia, Brescia, Provezze. Stato civile 1806-1813(*); Provezze (Brescia). Ufficio dello stato civile at FamilySearch Catalog - images
1806-1815 Italia, Brescia, Monticelli Brusati. Stato civile 1806-1815(*); Monticelli Brusati (Brescia). Ufficio dello stato civile at FamilySearch Catalog - images

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Libraries

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References

↑ Wikipedia contributors, "Provaglio d'Iseo," in Wikipedia: the Free Encyclopedia, https://it.wikipedia.org/wiki/Provaglio_d%27Iseo, accessed 21 April 2025.

[1] Wikipedia contributors, "Provaglio d'Iseo," in Wikipedia: the Free Encyclopedia, https://it.wikipedia.org/wiki/Provaglio_d%27Iseo, accessed 21 April 2025.

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