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'''Mondovì''' (''Ël Mondvì'' in Piemontese, ''Mons Regalis'' in Latin) is a town and ''[[comune]]'' (township) in [[Piedmont]], northern [[Italy]], about {{convert|80
The town, located on the Monte Regale hill, is divided into several ''rioni'' (ancient quarters): Piazza (the most ancient), Breo, Pian della Valle, Carassone, Altipiano, Borgato and Rinchiuso, lower, next to the Ellero stream, developed from the 18th century when industries developed in Mondovì and when it was reached by the railway.
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Founded on a hilltop in 1198 by survivors of the destroyed village of [[Bredolo]] and by inhabitants of the neighboring villages of Vico (now [[Vicoforte]]), Vasco (now [[Monastero di Vasco]]) and Carassone (which was abandoned after the founding of the new city): an independent comune named ''Ël Mont ëd Vi'', meaning "The Mount of Vico" in [[Piedmontese language|Piedmontese]], was formed.
Their independence proved to be short-lived because the [[bishop of Asti]] and the [[marquis of Ceva]] stormed it in 1200 and destroyed it in 1231. The commune resisted, however, and the following year it was able to sustain another attack from [[Asti]]. In 1260 it was occupied by [[Charles I of Anjou]] (then King of Naples and one of the most powerful landlords in Provence and
Mondovì continued to grow until the 16th century when it was the largest city in [[Piedmont]]. In 1537 it was occupied by [[France]], under which it mostly remained until 1559. In 1560, [[Emmanuel Philibert, Duke of Savoy]] restored it to Piedmont, which held it until the [[Italian unification]], apart from the [[Napoleonic Wars|Napoleonic period]] (1796–1814).
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