Adalberto II

• Preferred Name: Adalberto II^{[1] [2] [3] [4] [5] [6]}
  
• Alternate Name: Adalbert Ivrea
  
• Gender: M
  
• AFN: with note: Description: 9HMB-ZN family information
  
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• Birth: 932 in Ivrea, Turin, Piedmont, Italy at LATI: N5.4674 LONG: E0.8796
  
• Burial: 972 in Aisne, Picardie, France at LATI: N9.5 LONG: E0.5
  
• Death: 30 APR 972 in Autun, Saône-et-Loire, Bourgogne-Franche-Comté, Francia at LATI: N6.9498 LONG: E0.2994
  
• FSID: LDSK-V77
  
• Notes:

  === Life Sketch ===
  Adalbert «el Joven» d'Ivrea, rex Italiae
  Also Known As:"Oberto II Obertenghi / Adalbertini", "Rei da Italia"
  Birth circa 932 :Ivrea, Turin, Piedmont, Italy
  Death:Died April 30, 971 in Autun, Saône-et-Loire, Burgundy, France
  Place of Burial:Autun
  Immediate Family:
  Son of Berengar II, King of Italy and Willa d'Arles
  Husband of Alde av Sachen; Perengarda; Railenda vom Comersee and Gerberga, countess of Macon
  Father of Hugo I d'Este; Otto Guillaume I, comte de Bourgogne et de Mâcon; Gisela of Italy; Willibrig, Coun Of Sundgau; Arduino degli Anscarici and 2 others
  Brother of Gilberga d'Este; Corrado I di Ivrea; Rozala d'Italie, reine consort de France; Wido Eporediensis; Urraca Princess of Italy de Lombardía-Ivrea and 2 others
  Occupation:King of Italy 950-963, Margrave in Milan, Count of Vinunza, of Genova, of Tortone e di Milan, Margrave of Ivrea, King of Italy
  
  Adalbert «el Joven» d'Ivrea, rex Italiae
  Also Known As: "Oberto II Obertenghi / Adalbertini", "Rei da Italia"
  Birth circa 932 Ivrea, Turin, Piedmont, Italy
  Death: Died April 30, 971 in Autun, Saône-et-Loire, Burgundy, France
  Place of Burial: Autun
  Occupation: King of Italy 950-963, Margrave in Milan, Count of Vinunza, of Genova, of Tortone e di Milan, Margrave of Ivrea, King of Italy
  Also Known As: "Oberto II Obertenghi / Adalbertini", "Rei da Italia"
  Birth circa 932Ivrea, Turin, Piedmont, Italy
  Death: Died April 30, 971 in Autun, Saône-et-Loire, Burgundy, France
  Place of Burial: Autun
  Immediate Family:
  Son of Berengar II, king of Italy and Willa
  Husband of Alde av Sachen; Perengarda; Railenda vom Comersee and Gerberga, countess of Macon
  Father of Hugo I d'Este; Otto Guillaume I, comte de Bourgogne et de Mâcon; Gisela of Italy; Willibrig, Coun Of Sundgau; Arduino degli Anscarici and 2 others
  Brother of Gilberga d'Este; Corrado I di Ivrea; Rozala d'Italie, reine consort de France; Wido Eporediensis; Urraca and 2 others
  Occupation:King of Italy 950-963, Margrave in Milan, Count of Vinunza, of Genova, of Tortone e di Milan, Margrave of Ivrea, King of Italy
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  Adalberto II d'Ivrea Da Wikipedia, l'enciclopedia libera. http://it.wikipedia.org/wiki/Adalberto_II_d'Ivrea
  
  Adalberto da Gerberga ebbe cinque figli: 1) Ottone Guglielmo (962-1026), (primo conte palatino di Borgogna) 2) Gisella (?-1020), sposata nel 983 al marchese Anselmo I del Monferrato 3) Arduino (?-† 1015) 4) Gilberto (?-† 1030) 5) Amedeo (?-?) ---------- Adalbert (c. 932 – c. 975) was the king of Italy from 950 to 963. He was the son of the Margrave Berengar of Ivrea and Willa.
  On 15 December 950, both he and his father were crowned kings of Italy after the death of Lothair II. His father tried to force Adelaide, widow of the late Lothair, to marry Adalbert and cement their claim to the kingship. When she refused and fled, she was tracked down and imprisoned for four months at Como.
  In 951, King Otto I of Germany invaded Italy and rescued Adelaide, marrying her himself. He forced Berengar and Adalbert to do homage to him for their kingdom in 952. In 953, Adalbert began besieging Count Adalbert Azzo of Canossa, in his Canossan castle, where Adelaide had taken refuge two years prior. In 957, Liudolf, Duke of Swabia, invaded Lombardy and caused Berenagar to flee, though Adalbert gathered a large force at Verona. He was defeated, but Liudolf died prematurely and his army left.
  In 960, he joined his father in attacking the pope, John XII. Otto came down at the pope's call and defeated the two co-kings and was crowned Emperor. Adalbert fled to Fraxinet, then under the Saracens. From there he fled to Corsica. When he returned, he tried to take Pavia, the Italian capital, but was defeated by another invading Swabian army, this time under Burchard III. Only the interference of his brothers Conrad and Guy, who died fighting, saved him to fight another day, which he never did. His negotiations with the Byzantine Empire fell through and he retired with his wife Gerberga to Burgundy, where he died at Autun sometime between 971 and 975. His widow married Otto-Henry, Duke of Burgundy, and his son, Otto-William, inherited through his stepfather the county of Burgundy and is thus the forefather of the Free Counts and the Hohenstaufen emperors. -------------------- The family of Adalbert d'ITALIE and Gerberge de MÂCON [133809] ITALIE (d'), Adalbert (Bérenger II & Willa d'ARLES [133836]), vice-roi d'Italie
  
  married about 955
  MÂCON (de), Gerberge (Létald Ier & ..) 1) Othon-Guillaume, comte de Bourgogne, Nevers, Mâcon, Beaune et Oscheret, married about 975 Ermentrude de REIMS et COUCY
  Bibliographie : Le Sang de Charlemagne; Histoire de la maison royale de France (Père Anselme)
  http://www.francogene.com/quebec--genealogy/133/133809.php -------------------- Adalbert, King of Italy (1) M, #162379, d. circa 972
  Adalbert, King of Italy was the son of Berengar II d'Ivrea, King of Italy and Willa di Toscana. (1) He died circa 972. (1)
  Adalbert, King of Italy succeeded to the title of King Adalbert of Italy in 950. (1) He was deposed as King of Italy in 963. (1)
  -------------------- Adalbert (c. 932–c. 975) was the king of Italy from 950 to 963. He was the son of the Margrave Berengar of Ivrea and Willa.
  On 15 December 950, both he and his father were crowned kings of Italy after the death of Lothair II. His father forced Adelaide, widow of the late Lothair, to marry Adalbert and cement their claim to the kingship.
  In 951, King Otto I of Germany invaded Italy and rescued Adelaide, marrying her himself. He forced Berengar and Adalbert to do homage to him for their kingdom in 952. In 953, Adalbert began besieged Azzo, count of Modena, Reggio, and Canossa in his Canossan castle, where Adelaide had taken refuge two years prior. In 957, Liudolf, Duke of Swabia, invaded Lombardy and caused Berenagar to flee, though Adalbert gathered a large force at Verona. He was defeated, but Liudolf died prematurely and his army left.
  
  In 960, he joined his father in attacking the pope, John XII. Otto came down at the pope's call and defeated the two co-kings and was crowned Emperor. Adalbert fled to Fraxinet, then under the Saracens. From there he fled to Corsica. When he returned, he tried to take Pavia, the Italian capital, but was defeated by another invading Swabian army, this time under Burchard III. Only the interference of his brothers Conrad and Guy, who died fighting, saved him to fight another day, which he never did. His negotiations with the Byzantine Empire fell through and he retired with his wife Gerberga to Burgundy, where he died at Autun sometime between 971 and 975. His widow married Otto-Henry, Duke of Burgundy, and his son, Otto-William, inherited through his stepfather the county of Burgundy and is thus the forefather of the Free Counts and the Hohenstaufen emperors. -------------------- Wikipedia: Adalbert II. (* wohl 936; † 30. April 971 in Autun) aus dem Haus Burgund-Ivrea war der älteste Sohn des Königs Berengar II. von Italien und der Willa von Tuszien. Er wird zu den Nationalkönigen gezählt.
  
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1. Otto-William de Bourgogne-Comté Count of Burgundy, b. 958 in Ivrea, Turin, Piedmont, Italy     d. 21 SEP 1026 in Mâcon, Saône-et-Loire, Bourgogne-Franche-Comté, France

1. Title: Liutold, Graf im Sundgau, in the Foundation for Medieval Genealogy ~http://fmg.ac/Projects/MedLands/ALSACE.htm#LiutoldMWillibirg [See document in the Memories section]
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2. Title: Find a Grave
   Author: "Find A Grave Index," database, FamilySearch (https://www.familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:QVGN-VQXY : 10 May 2023), Adalbert Re d'Italia, Marchese d'Ivrea, ; Burial, , ; citing record ID 122565957, Find a Grave, http://www.findagrave.com.
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3. Title: Foundation for Medieval Genealogy - Northern Italy; Marchesi d'Ivrea
   Publication: Name: https://fmg.ac/Projects/MedLands/ITALY,%20Kings%20to%20962.htm#_Toc359998756;
   Note: ADALBERTO d´Ivrea ([932/936]-Autun 30 Apr 971[546]). Liudprand names "Adalbertus" as son of "Berengarius"[547]. His father installed him in 951 as ADALBERTO associate-King of Italy. When Otto I King of Germany invaded Italy in 962, Adalberto retreated with his brother Guido to fortresses near Lakes Como and Garda. Conspiring with Pope John XII, he entered Rome in Oct 963 but was put to flight by Emperor Otto in the following month, along with Pope John whom Otto deposed for his betrayal. Adalberto wandered the Mediterranean for three years unsuccessfully attempting to find support, and eventually retired to lands in the valley of the Saône. m (before [960/62]) as her first husband, GERBERGE, daughter of --- & his wife Adélaïde [de Bourgogne] ([945]-11 Dec [986/991]). Her name and her two marriages are confirmed by the Chronicle of Saint-Bénigne, interpolated into the Chronicle of Alberic de Trois-Fontaines, which names "Guilelmum Ottonem et eius matrem Gerbergam" when recording that her son was adopted by his mother's second husband "dux Burgundie Henricus"[548]. Her birth date is estimated from the estimated birth date of her son in [960/62]. The Vita of Hugues Comte de Chalon refers to his (unnamed) sister as having married the Duke of Burgundy[549]. Chronologically, this refers most probably to Duke Henri who died in 1002, although the original of this document has not yet been consulted to check whether the wording supports this conclusion. Gerberge's origin has not yet been corroborated in the other primary sources so far consulted. The Vita appears to indicate that she was Gerberge, daughter of Lambert Comte de Chalon, but this raises several problems if it is correct. Firstly, on the death without direct heirs in 1039 of her supposed brother Hugues Comte de Chalon, the county was inherited by the comparatively obscure children of his younger sister Mathilde, apparently ignoring the superior claims of Gerberge's own numerous descendants, among whom were the powerful counts palatine of Burgundy who would presumably not have missed the opportunity of acquiring another county. Rodulfus Glaber does record that "Hugo filius Lanberti Cabilonensis comitis…episcopus Autissioderi" was an opponent of "Willemus, Henrici ducis priuignus, Adalberti Longobardorum ducis filius"[550], which could explain why Bishop Hugues favoured his nephew by his younger sister to succeed to his county. Nevertheless, after the bishop's death, his past opposition to Comte Otto-Guillaume may have provided an excuse for his son to intervene in the Chalon succession if he had a legitimate claim. Secondly, considering the likely birth date of her son, Gerberge's first marriage must have taken place while her husband and father-in-law were still reigning kings of Italy. They were under continuous pressure from Otto I King of Germany and it is likely that Adalberto's marriage could have brought additional political support. It is not clear how the relatively obscure count of Chalon could have provided this support. Thirdly, after the death in 978 of Lambert Comte de Chalon, and his widow's second marriage to Geoffroy I Comte d'Anjou, no record has been found of Henri Duke of Burgundy intervening to prevent Comte Geoffroy taking control of the county of Chalon, which would have been the likely course of action if his wife was the deceased count's oldest child. Fourthly, Gerberge's estimated birth date creates serious chronological problems if she was the daughter of Lambert's only known wife Adelais. In conclusion, considerable doubt appears to subsist concerning this origin of Gerberge, although no alternative can so far be proposed if we are to respect the wording of the Vita. She married secondly Henri Duke of Burgundy [Capet]. The necrology of Auxerre cathedral records the death 11 Dec of "Gerberga comitissa uxor Henrici ducis"[551]. Adalberto & his wife had [two] children: a) GUGLIELMO d´Ivrea ([960/62]-Dijon 21 Sep 1026). b) WILLIBIRG.
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4. Title: Berengario II, King of Italy, in the Foundation for Medieval Genealogy ~http://fmg.ac/Projects/MedLands/NORTHERN%20ITALY%20900-1100.htm#BerengarioIIitalydied966A [See document in the Memories section]
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5. Title: the cartulary of San Clemente Abbey
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   Note: You can see an original photo of the cartulary where is this person, is an original document courtesy of the French National Library.
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6. Title: Wikipedia.org - Adalbert of Italy
   Author: Gina Fasoli, "Adalberto, re d'Italia", Dizionario Biografico degli Italiani, vol. 1 (Rome: Istituto dell'Enciclopedia Italiana, 1960). Detlev Schwennicke, Europäische Stammtafeln: Stammtafeln zur Geschichte der Europäischen Staaten, vol. 2 (Marburg, Germany: J. A. Stargardt, 1984), table 59. Eleanor Shipley Duckett, Death and Life in the Tenth Century (Ann Arbor: University of Michigan Press, 1967), pp. 70–71. Roger Collins, Early Medieval Europe, 300–1000, Second Edition (New York: St. Martin's Press, 1999), p. 400. Constance Brittain Bouchard, Sword, Miter, and Cloister; Nobility and the Church in Burgundy, 980–1198 (Ithaca, N.Y.: Cornell University Press, 2009 [1987]), pp. 33 and 267. L. Schiaparelli, "I diplomi di Ugo e di Lotario, di Berengario II e di Adalbert", Fonti per la Storia d'Italia, 38 (Rome: 1924), pp. 291–347. J. G. Pfister, "On a Very Rare Silver Coin (denaro d'argento) of Berengarius II., King of Italy, with His Son Albertus (Adalbertus) as Coregent, A.D. 950–
   Publication: Name: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Adalbert_of_Italy;
   Note: Adalbert (born 932×936, died 971×975) was the king of Italy from 950 until 961, ruling jointly with his father, Berengar II. After their deposition, Adalbert continued to claim the Italian kingdom until his defeat in battle by the forces of Otto I in 965. Since he was the second Adalbert in his family, the Anscarids, he is sometimes numbered Adalbert II. His name is occasionally, especially in older works, shortened to Albert. Accession Adalbert was born between 932 and 936, the son of Berengar, then margrave of Ivrea, and Willa, daughter of Boso, margrave of Tuscany.[1][2] In 950, he and his father were simultaneously elected by the high nobility to succeed King Lothar II of Italy. They were crowned together in the basilica of Saint Michael in Pavia on 15 December.[1] Berengar tried to force Lothair's widow, Adelaide, to marry Adalbert and cement their claim to joint kingship. Although later traditions speak of a marriage, Adelaide refused to be married and fled to Canossa. She was tracked down and imprisoned for four months at Como.[3] German invasion In 951, King Otto I of Germany invaded Italy, forcing the release of Adelaide and marrying her himself.[4] He made no effort to depose the kings of Italy, however. Instead, Adalbert and Berengar were compelled to attend the Diet of Augsburg in Germany in August 952, where Otto formally invested them with the kingdom of Italy, thus subjecting the kingdom to Germany. Between 953 and 956, Adalbert and Berengar besieged Count Adalbert Azzo of Canossa in his castle, where Adelaide had taken refuge in 951.[1] In 956, Duke Liudolf of Swabia, Otto's son, entered Italy with a large army to re-assert his father's authority. Adalbert gathered a large force to oppose him. He defeated Liudolf, but before the latter could return to Germany he died in September 957. Following this victory, Adalbert, assisted by Duke Hugh of Tuscany, campaigned against Duke Theobald II of Spoleto. During this campaign his forces even encroached on Roman territory in 960.[1] Pope John XII asked the king of Germany for help against Adalbert.[5] Otto entered Italy in 961, while Adalbert assembled a large army at Verona. According to contemporary sources it was 60,000 strong, although this is an obvious exaggeration. Many of the leading noble families refused to join in the defence of Italy except on the condition that Berengar abdicate in favour of his son. This the elder king refused to do, and thus Adalbert was unable to effectively oppose the German invasion. Otto proceeded unopposed to Milan, where he was crowned king by Archbishop Walbert in November, and from there to Rome, where he was crowned emperor by the pope on 3 February 962. Adalbert and Berengar went into hiding.[1] Exile After his imperial coronation, Otto besieged the various fortresses loyal to Adalbert and Berengar. In the fall of 962, Adalbert left Italy and took refuge with the Arabs of Fraxinetum in southern Burgundy.[1][5] From there he went to Corsica. From Corsica he opened negotiations with John XII, proposing a joint action against Otto. He sailed to Italy, landing in Civitavecchia. There he was met by the pope's representatives, who escorted him to Rome. Otto, who had forced Berengar to surrender, then marched against Rome. After a perfunctory defence, Adalbert and the pope fled.[1] Adalbert returned to Corsica in his second exile. He did not try to regain Italy again until after Otto had returned north of the Alps. When he finally returned in 965, he tried to take Pavia, the Italian capital, but was defeated by another Swabian army, this time under Duke Burchard III. On 25 June, Burchard defeated him in battle between Parma and Piacenza. Fighting alongside Adalbert were his brothers: Conrad, count of Milan, who had initially made his peace with Otto, and Guy, margrave of Ivrea, who died in the fighting.[1] Failing in his second attempt to regain his kingdom, Adalbert began a long series of negotiations with the Byzantine Empire, which was threatened by Otto's designs on southern Italy. When these fell through, he retired with his wife Gerberga to her family's estates in Burgundy. Adalbert died at Autun, either on 30 April 971 or between 972 and 975.[1][2] From his marriage, contracted around 956, Adalbert had one son, Otto-William, who succeeded to the county of Mâcon through marriage to the widow of the previous count. This has led some scholars to mistakenly conclude that Gerberga must have been related to the counts of Mâcon.[5] After Adalbert's death, Gerberga married Henry I, Duke of Burgundy.[2] Henry adopted Otto-William and left him the county of Burgundy.[5] Otto-William was even offered the Italian crown after the death of Arduin in 1015, although he did not accept.[1][2] Sixteen diplomas issued jointly with his father and three issued by himself alone have survived from Adalbert's reign.[1] They have been edited and published.[6] Berengar and Adalbert had silver denarii minted at Pavia.[7]
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