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Giselbert II of Bergamo

Giselbert II of Bergamo

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Giselbert II (died between 993 and 1010) was the count of Bergamo. He was a member of the dynasty known to historians as the Giselbertiners (or Giselbertini).

Life

Giselbert was the son of Lanfranc I of Bergamo.[1] He is first documented as count of Bergamo in 961 (although he probably had held the position for some time before this).[2]

Giselbert supported Otto I, Holy Roman Emperor against Berengar II of Italy. As a reward, in 970 Otto I granted Giselbert II property in the counties of Bergamo, Brescia, Como and Pavia, which had been confiscated from Count Bernard of Pavia.[3] In 976 Otto II appointed Giselbert II count palatine of Bergamo.[4]

Marriage and children

With his wife, Anselda (or Alsinda) of Turin, daughter of Arduin Glaber, Giselbert II had several children, including:

Notes

  1. [1]
    Hlawitschka, Franken, p. 216
  2. [2]
    Jarnut, Bergamo, p. 34.
  3. [3]
    Jarnut, Bergamo, p. 35.
  4. [4]
    Jarnut, Bergamo, p. 36.

References

  • F. Menant, ‘Les Giselbertins, comtes du comté de Bergame et comtes palatins,’ in Formazione e strutture dei ceti dominanti nel medioevo (1988), pp. 115–186.
  • J. Jarnut, Bergamo 568-1098. Verfassungs-, Sozial- und Wirtschaftsgeschichte einer lombardischen Stadt im Mittelalter (Wiesbaden, 1977).
  • A. Bedina, 'Giselberto,' in Dizionario Biografico degli Italiani - Volume 56 (2001)
  • E. Hlawitschka, Franken, Alemannen, Bayern und Burgunder in Oberitalien, 774-962: Zum Verständnis der fränkischen Königsherrschaft in Italien (Freiburg im Breisgau, 1960), accessible online: Genealogie Mittelalter
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