Dado, Count of Pombia
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Dado (died 980) was the Count of Pombia from 967. The comitatus of Pombia included Novara
at the time.
He was possibly the son of Adalbert, Count of Pombia, or possibly of Berengar II. He was the father of Guibert, Count of Biandrate; Arduin, King of Italy
; and Amadeus, Count of Pombia.
Novara
Novara is the capital city of the province of Novara in the Piedmont region in northwest Italy, to the west of Milan. With c. 105,000 inhabitants, it is the second most populous city in Piedmont after Turin. It is an important crossroads for commercial traffic along the routes from Milan to Turin...
at the time.
He was possibly the son of Adalbert, Count of Pombia, or possibly of Berengar II. He was the father of Guibert, Count of Biandrate; Arduin, King of Italy
Arduin of Italy
Arduin of Ivrea was Margrave of Ivrea and King of Italy. He was the son of Dado, Count of Pombia. Arduin succeeded to the northern Italian Margraviate of Ivrea in 990 on dubious grounds. He was excommunicated for the murder of the Bishop of Vercelli in 997.He was made King of Italy after the death...
; and Amadeus, Count of Pombia.