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<p>[QUOTE=&quot;talerman, post: 3233388, member: 89314&quot;]Another modest coin to follow Panzerman&#039;s beautiful (if inscrutable) gold</p><p><br /></p><p>1565&nbsp; Italy CASALE&nbsp; Margarita Paleologo &amp; Guglielmo Gonzaga&nbsp;&nbsp; Bianco</p><p><br /></p><p>Guglielmo Gonzaga aucceeded his elder brother Francesco III as Duke of Mantua in 1550 at the age of 12 and ruled under the regency of his mother Margarita Paleologo until 1556.&nbsp; She continued to rule jointly with him in Casale-Montferrat until her death in 1566 since as a Paleologo she was the direct heir in Montferrat.&nbsp; The Greek imperial Paleologo (or Palaiologos) family ruled Montferrat from 1305-1533 when, with no male heir,&nbsp; Emperor Charles V seized it and gave it to the Gonzagas.</p><p><br /></p><p>[ATTACH=full]844984[/ATTACH] [ATTACH=full]844985[/ATTACH][/QUOTE]</p><p><br /></p>

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