The town of Turin had been conquered…
1280 CE
The town of Turin had been conquered after the fall of the Roman Empire by the Lombards, then the Franks of Charlemagne (773).
The Contea di Torino (countship) was founded in the 940s, which was held by the Arduinic dynasty until 1050.
After the marriage of Adelaide of Susa with Humbert Biancamano's son Otto, the family of the Counts of Savoy gained control.
While the title of count was held by the Bishop as count of Turin (1092–1130 and 1136–1191) it was ruled as a prince-bishopric by the Bishops.
In 1230–1235 it was a lordship under the Marquess of Montferrat, styled Lord of Turin.
In 1280, when Thomas III, the lord of Piedmont and from 1268 a claimant to the county of Savoy, annexes the city, it already has twenty thousand inhabitants.