Adalberto, joint-king of Italy

Events

Date of Birth: between 932 and 936.

Place of Birth: unknown.

The dates are given by Arnaldi and by Fasoli.

Date of Death: between 972 and 975.

Place of Death: Autun.

Arnaldi and Fasoli state that Adalberto died between 972 and 975 in Autun.

Relationships

Father: Berengario II (died 966), king of Italy.

This relationship is given by Arnaldi, by Fasoli, by Bouchard (p. 18), and by Baldwin.

Mother: Willa, daughter of Boso, margrave of Tuscany.

This relationship is given by Fasoli, by Bouchard (p. 19), and by Baldwin.

Spouse: Gerberge, daughter of Lambert, count of Chalon.

This relationship is given by Arnaldi, by Fasoli, by Bouchard (p. 18), and by Baldwin.

Children:

Otte-Guillaume (died 21 September 1026 or 1027), count of Burgundy, married (1) Ermentrude, daughter of Ragenold, count of Roucy; married (2) Adélaïde.

References

Arnaldi, G. "Adalbert, König von Italien" in Lexikon des Mittelalters Band 1 (Stuttgart 1980).

Baldwin, Stewart. “Adalberto” in The Henry Project. (2008)

Bouchard, Constance Brittain. “Those of My Blood”: Constructing Noble Families in Medieval Francia (University of Pennsylvania Press, 2001).

Fasoli, Gina. “Adalberto, re d’Italia” in Dizionario Biografico degli Italiani Volume 1 (1960).