Manfred I, Marquess of Saluzzo

Manfred I (died 1175) was the founder and first ruler of the marquisate of Saluzzo from 1142 until his death.

Manfred was the eldest of seven sons of Bonifacio del Vasto, the ruler of scattered holdings between Savona and the Tanaro, and Agnes of Vermandois. He is first recorded in a document of 1123. After Bonifacio's death in 1125, his lands were ruled jointly by the brothers, but in 1142, they divided them up. Manfred took most of the lands between the Alps, the Po and the Stura. His new lordship was larger than his brother's and better positioned to become a true principality. He made his the strategically important castle of Saluzzo in the centre of his domain his seat.

In 1127, Manfred founded the monastery of Staffarda. He was an ally of the Emperor Frederick Barbarossa, recognizing him as his suzerain and trying to maintain peace between him and the Lombard cities. He was succeeded by his son Manfred II.