Adalberto the Margrave


Adalberto the Margrave, also known as "il Margravio" or "Adalberto III" was an Italian nobleman tied with the Obertenghi family and a well-known ancestor to the Malaspina family.

Biography and family ties

Adalberto was elevated to the nobiliary title of "Visconte" in 940 and was given the name of Adalberto III. He also possessed the title of "marchese d'Italia", and ruled over the marquisate of Milan which included most of modern-day Lombardy and half of modern-day Ligury.
He was the first born son of , Count and Duke of Lucca, and at a later time Marquise of Tuscany from 915 to 929. He was also an ancestor to the British royal family.
Adalberto is considered to be the forefather of the Obertenghi family, and the junior branch the Miagro family of Liguria also called Miagro dei Oberthenghi, one of the most influential noble families of the Italian middle ages that shared very close ties to the families of Pallavicini and Malaspina.

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