Our History


The Abbey of Lucedio was founded in 1123 on lands

donated to the Cistercian monks from La Ferté by

the Marquis Ranieri di Monferrato.

The Cistercian monks reclaimed the territory and in

around 1400 AD introduced the cultivation of rice.

In 1784, the Abbey was secularised by Pope Pious

VI and granted to Vittorio Emanuele, Duke of

Aosta.

With the French occupation of Piedmont, the Abbey

was ceded to Napoleon, who granted it by decree in

1807 to his brother-in-law, Prince Camillo

Borghese, the Governor-General of Piedmont at the

time.

Subsequently, in 1822, Lucedio came under the

control of the Marquis Giovanni Gozani di San

Giorgio, ancestor of the current owner, who in his

turn, in 1861 ceded the estate to the Marquis

Raffaele de Ferrari, Duke of Galliera, who was

bestowed the title of Prince of Lucedio.

Finally, in 1937, the entire estate was bought by

Count Paolo Cavalli d'Olivola, the father of the

current owner and manager, Countess Rosetta

Clara Cavalli d'Olivola Salvadori di Wiesenhoff.