Hubert (or Humbert, Italian ''Uberto'' or ''Umberto''; died c. 969) was the illegitimate son of King

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and his concubine Wandelmoda. He became

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in 936 and

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and Margrave of Camerino in 943. Hubert had one full brother named Boso, who became a bishop. Hubert was made Margrave of Tuscany by his father in 936, after the deposition of his uncle Boso. In 942 he was made a

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. In 943 Sarlio, duke of Spoleto, was removed from office for killing the previous duke, Anscar, in battle during a quarrel that was possibly orchestrated by the king, who promptly placed his bastard son in the ducal office vacated by Sarlio. After his fellow margrave,

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, became king in 950, Hubert was deprived of Spoleto, but allowed to keep Tuscany. He was the most powerful vassal in central Italy, and remained loyal to Berengar when

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crossed the Alps and took over the kingdom. After Berengar's final defeat, Hubert was reconciled to Otto and allowed, once again, to keep Tuscany. Hubert married Willa, daughter of Duke Boniface I of Spoleto and Waldrada, daughter of King Rudolf I of Burgundy. Hubert and Willa had a son and three daughters: Hugh, who succeeded him as margrave of Tuscany; Waldrada, who married

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; Bertha, who married Margrave

Arduin of Ivrea Arduin ( it, Arduino; – 14 December 1015) was an Italian nobleman who was Kingdom of Italy (Holy Roman Empire), King of Italy from 1002 until 1014. In 990 Arduin became March of Ivrea, Margrave of Ivrea and in 991 Count of the Sacred Palace o ...

, future king of Italy; and Willa, who married Count Tedald of Canossa. She was the founder of the church of the

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