Alberto Azzo II, count of Luni

Marquis.

Events

Date of Birth: before 997.

Place of Birth: unknown.

The date is given by Köber.

Date of Death: 1097.

Place of Death: Vangadizza monastery.

The date is given by Köber.

Relationships

Father: Alberto Azzo I, count of Luni.

This relationship is given by Bertolini and by Köber.

Mother: Adela, daughter of Oberto.

This relationship is given by Cawley.

Spouse: Kunigunde of Altdorf.

This relationship is given by Schneidmüller (p. 11). Köber calls her Chuniza. Donattini gives both names.

Spouse: Gersende of Maine.

This relationship is given by Köber, by Donattini, and by Schneidmüller (p. 11).

Partner: Matilda.

This relationship is given by Köber.

Children (by Kunigunde):

(Complete source citations for facts about the children on this page are currently outside of the scope of this project. Most information below comes from Cawley.)

Welf (died 9 November 1101), duke of Bavaria, married (1) Ethelinde of Northeim; married (2) Judith of Flanders.

Children (by Gersende):

Hugh (died 1131), count of Maine, married a daughter of Robert “the Weasel”, duke of Apulia.

Folco (died 15 December 1128).

Children (illegitimate):

Adelasia married Guglielmo Adelardi.

References

Bertolini, Margherita Guiliana. “Alberto Azzo” in Dizionario Biografico degli Italiani Volume 1 (1960).

Cawley, Charles. “ALBERTO AZZO (II)” in Medieval Lands: A prosopography of medieval European noble and royal families.

Donattini, M. Este genealogical table in volume 9 of Lexikon des Mittelalters. Munich: LexMA-Verlag, 1980-1998.

Köber, Th.. "Alberto Azzo" in Lexikon des Mittelalters Band 1 (Stuttgart 1980).

Schneidmüller, Bernd. Die Welfen: Herrschaft und Erinnerung (819-1252) (Kohlhammer: Stuttgart, 2000).