Giselbert I of Bergamo (died c.927/929) was a northern Italian nobleman.
Life
Giselbert I's parents are unknown. He is the progenitor of the dynasty known to historians as the Giselbertiners (or Giselbertini).
Giselbert I was originally a vassal of
Berengar I of Italy
Berengar I ( la, Berengarius, Perngarius; it, Berengario; – 7 April 924) was the king of Italy from 887. He was Holy Roman Emperor between 915 and his death in 924. He is usually known as Berengar of Friuli, since he ruled the March of Friu ...
. Yet by 922 he supported
Rudolph II of Burgundy
Rudolph II (c. 11 July 880 – 11 July 937), a member of the Elder House of Welf, was King of Burgundy from 912 until his death. He initially succeeded in Upper Burgundy and also ruled as King of Italy from 922 to 926. In 933 Rudolph acquired the ...
, who rewarded him with the position of count of Bergamo (923).
When Rudolf fell from favour, Giselbert I changed allegiances once again. By 926 he was invested as
count palatine
A count palatine (Latin ''comes palatinus''), also count of the palace or palsgrave (from German ''Pfalzgraf''), was originally an official attached to a royal or imperial palace or household and later a nobleman of a rank above that of an ord ...
of Bergamo by the new king,
Hugh of Italy
Hugh (c. 880–947), known as Hugh of Arles or Hugh of Provence, was the king of Italy from 926 until his death. He belonged to the Bosonid family. During his reign, he empowered his relatives at the expense of the aristocracy and tried to estab ...
.
Marriage and children
Giselbert I married
Rotruda of Pavia, daughter of Walpert of Pavia, c.895. Their son was
Lanfranc I of Bergamo.
[Jarnut, ''Bergamo'', p. 32.]
Notes
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).
*E. Hlawitschka, ''Franken, Alemannen, Bayern und Burgunder in Oberitalien, 774-962: Zum Verständnis der fränkischen Königsherrschaft in Italien'' (Freiburg im Breisgau, 1960), accessible online at
Genealogie Mittelalter*Jean Baptiste David.
Manuel de l'histoire de Belgique' Vanlinthout, (1853) p. 171 et seq. (in French)
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People from Bergamo
9th-century Italian nobility
10th-century Italian nobility