Manfred V was
marquess of Saluzzo from 1330 and 1332, and later usurper from 1341-1342. He was the second son of
Manfred IV of Saluzzo and first by his second wife, Isabella Doria. The influence of his mother at court caused his father to appoint him to succeed him as sixth
margrave of Saluzzo. However, on the elder Manfred's death in 1330, his eldest son,
Frederick, contested the throne and a civil war broke out. Through the intercession of Frederick's cousin,
Amadeus VI of Savoy, Manfred was forced to cede the throne to his brother in 1334.
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