Adela of Saluzzo (after 1055) was a northern Italian noblewoman. She was a member of the
Obertenghi
The House of Obertenghi were a prominent Italian noble family of Frankish origin descended from Viscount Adalbert III, first Margrave of Milan.
The family held the titles of Marquis of Milan and Genoa, Count of Luni, Tortona, Genoa and Milan ...
dynasty. Through marriage to Anselm II,
margrave of Saluzzo
The marquises (also marquesses or margraves) of Saluzzo were the medieval feudal rulers city of Saluzzo (today part of Piedmont, Italy) and its countryside from 1175 to 1549. Originally counts, the family received in ''feudum'' the city from the ...
, she was margravine of Saluzzo.
Life
Adela's parents were
Albert Azzo I, Margrave of Milan
Albert Azzo I ( it, Alberto Azzo or ''Adalberto Azzo'') (c. 970 – 1029) was an Italian nobleman. He was a member of the Obertenghi (or Adalbertini) family. From 1014 onward, he was margrave of Milan and count of Luni, Genoa and Tortona.
Life
...
and
Adela of Milan
Adela of Milan (c. 975 – after 1012) was a northern Italian noblewoman. Through her marriage to Albert Azzo I, Margrave of Milan, Adela was Margravine of Milan.
Life
Adela's parents and dynasty are unknown, although it has been suggested that s ...
. Her brother,
Albert Azzo II, succeeded their father as margrave of Milan, and was the founder of the
House of Este.
Marriage and children
Adela married Anselm II,
margrave of Saluzzo
The marquises (also marquesses or margraves) of Saluzzo were the medieval feudal rulers city of Saluzzo (today part of Piedmont, Italy) and its countryside from 1175 to 1549. Originally counts, the family received in ''feudum'' the city from the ...
, with whom she had the following children:
Foundation for Medieval Genealogy
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*Otto II
*Hugo II
*Anselm
Notes
References
*U. Brunhofer, ''Arduin von Ivrea. Untersuchungen zum letzten italienischen Königtum des Mittelalters'' (Augsburg, 1999).
*A. Thiele, ''Erzählende genealogische Stammtafeln zur europäischen Geschichte Band III Europäische Kaiser-, Königs- und Fürstenhäuser'' (R.G. Fischer Verlag, 1994).
Sources
(in German)
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990s births
11th-century deaths
Year of birth uncertain
Year of death unknown
People from Saluzzo
11th-century Italian nobility
11th-century Italian women