Palazzo dei Conti Bulgarelli di Marsciano

Palazzo dei Conti Bulgarelli di Marsciano is a historic civic building in Piegaro. Its name recalls the counts of Marsciano, who held the town’s castle in the thirteenth century before the rise of the free commune.

Why it matters

The palace’s name preserves a chapter of Piegaro’s medieval political history. In 1240, the castle passed to the counts of Marsciano after uprisings against the counts of Chiusi. The people of Piegaro later resisted their lords and established a free commune in 1295.

What to notice

The palace is listed among the historic buildings of Piegaro’s centre. Its name links the present-day borgo with the counts who ruled the castle before the commune was formed.

Context and history

An accord at Poggio Aquilone in 1251 limited the counts’ power, and a tax register from 1260 freed the inhabitants from further burdens. On 10 April 1295, the people burned the Cassero, the lords’ fortress, and constituted themselves a free commune. Piegaro later came under the control of Gian Galeazzo Visconti, Ladislaus of Durazzo and Braccio da Montone, before entering Perugia’s orbit.