Adalbert II of Tuscany
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Adalbert II called the Rich, son and successor of Adalbert I of Tuscany
, and grandson of Boniface II, was much concerned in the troubles of Lombardy
, at a time when so many princes were contending for the wrecks of the Carolingian Empire
. Before his father died in 884 or 886, he is accredited the title of "count". He inherited from his father the titles of count and duke of Lucca
and margrave of Tuscany.
Between 895 and 898, he married Bertha
(c.863–8 March 925), the daughter of the Lothair II of Lotharingia
and widow of the Count Theobald of Arles
. Adalbert and Bertha had at least three children:
Adalbert II died on 10 or 15 September 915 and was buried in the cathedral of Lucca. His widow Bertha took over the regency
for their young son Guy.
Adalbert I of Tuscany
Adalbert I was the margrave of Tuscany from about 847.He was the son of Margrave Boniface II, who had been despoiled of his fiefs by the Emperor Lothair I, and successor of his elder brother Aganus...
, and grandson of Boniface II, was much concerned in the troubles of Lombardy
Lombardy
Lombardy is one of the 20 regions of Italy. The capital is Milan. One-sixth of Italy's population lives in Lombardy and about one fifth of Italy's GDP is produced in this region, making it the most populous and richest region in the country and one of the richest in the whole of Europe...
, at a time when so many princes were contending for the wrecks of the Carolingian Empire
Carolingian Empire
Carolingian Empire is a historiographical term which has been used to refer to the realm of the Franks under the Carolingian dynasty in the Early Middle Ages. This dynasty is seen as the founders of France and Germany, and its beginning date is based on the crowning of Charlemagne, or Charles the...
. Before his father died in 884 or 886, he is accredited the title of "count". He inherited from his father the titles of count and duke of Lucca
Lucca
Lucca is a city and comune in Tuscany, central Italy, situated on the river Serchio in a fertile plainnear the Tyrrhenian Sea. It is the capital city of the Province of Lucca...
and margrave of Tuscany.
Between 895 and 898, he married Bertha
Bertha, daughter of Lothair II
Bertha was the second illegitimate daughter of Lothair II, King of Lotharingia, by his concubine Waldrada. She was renowned to be beautiful, spirited, and courageous. Ambition, coupled with her influence, involved her husbands in many wars....
(c.863–8 March 925), the daughter of the Lothair II of Lotharingia
Lothair II of Lotharingia
Lothair II was the second son of Emperor Lothair I and Ermengarde of Tours. He was married to Teutberga, daughter of Boso the Elder. He is the namesake of the Lothair Crystal, which he probably commissioned, and of the Cross of Lothair, which was made over a century after his death but...
and widow of the Count Theobald of Arles
Theobald of Arles
Theobald, count of Arles, was a Frank from the Bosonid-family. He was son of Hucbert and he married Bertha - an illegitimate daughter of Lothair II, King of Lotharingia - that was renowned for her beauty and spirit. They had two sons Hugh of Italy and Boso of Tuscany. Theobald died in 925....
. Adalbert and Bertha had at least three children:
- GuyGuy of TuscanyGuy was the count and duke of Lucca and margrave of Tuscany from 915, the death of his father Adalbert II, to his own death. He was originally under the regency of his mother Bertha, daughter of Lothair II of Lotharingia, until 916.He kept court at Mantua around the year 920...
, successor as count and duke of Lucca and margrave of Tuscany - LambertLambert of TuscanyLambert was the second son of Adalbert II of Tuscany and Bertha, daughter of Lothair II of Lotharingia. He succeeded his elder brother, Guy, as count and duke of Lucca and margrave of Tuscany on his death in 928 or 929 without heirs....
, successor of his brother as count and duke of Lucca and margrave of Tuscany - Ermengard (died 29 February 932), married 915 Adalbert I of IvreaAdalbert I of IvreaAdalbert I was the son of Anscar of Ivrea and, from his death in 902, margrave of Ivrea.He rebelled against his father-in-law Berengar I in 905 in support of Louis III. When Louis was defeated, captured, and blinded, Adalbert was exiled to Burgundy, whence his family had originated...
Adalbert II died on 10 or 15 September 915 and was buried in the cathedral of Lucca. His widow Bertha took over the regency
Regent
A regent, from the Latin regens "one who reigns", is a person selected to act as head of state because the ruler is a minor, not present, or debilitated. Currently there are only two ruling Regencies in the world, sovereign Liechtenstein and the Malaysian constitutive state of Terengganu...
for their young son Guy.