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The construction of the castle of Moncalvo, whose remains are still partially visible today, dates back to the early 14th century.
The castle, protagonist of sieges, destructions and reconstructions, stands on a pre-existing fortified structure.
During the 14th and 15th centuries the castle mainly took on a residential function, as the home of the marquises of Monferrato, as well as famous historical figures such as Emperor Sigismund of Luxembourg.
In the sixteenth century, under the dominion of the Gonzaga family, the castle structure changed its residential function, replaced by purely defensive structures, as Moncalvo was considered a peripheral territory subject to the appetites of warlike neighbors.
In the eighteenth century, with the passage of the city under the dominion of the Savoy, the castle no longer held any importance from a strategic point of view and was practically abandoned and gradually fell into ruin.
In 1812 Napoleon granted the castle to the Municipality of Moncalvo on the condition that it had no military structure and was converted into a building used for archives and offices.
