Adalbert II (c. 875 – 915), called the Rich, son of
Adalbert I, Margrave of Tuscany and Rothild of Spoleto.
Biography
He was a grandson of
Boniface II, and was concerned with the troubles of
Lombardy
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, at a time when so many princes were contending for the wreckage of the
Carolingian Empire
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. Before his father died in 884 or 886, he is accredited the title of "count". He inherited from his father the titles of Count and Duke of
Lucca
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and
Margrave of Tuscany.
Between 895 and 898, he married
Bertha (c.863–8 March 925), the daughter of
Lothair II of Lotharingia, and widow of Count
Theobald of Arles. Adalbert and Bertha had at least three children:
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Guy (d. 3 February 929), who succeeded his father as Count and Duke of Lucca and Margrave of Tuscany.
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Lambert (d. after 938), who succeeded his brother in 929 as Count and Duke of Lucca and Margrave of Tuscany, but lost the titles in 931 to his half-brother
Boso of Tuscany.
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Ermengarde (d. 932), who married
Adalbert I of Ivrea in 915.
Adalbert II died on 10 or 15 September 915 and was buried in the
cathedral of Lucca. His widow Bertha was
regent
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for their young son Guy.
References
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870s births
Year of birth uncertain
915 deaths
Counts of Lucca
Adalbert 2
House of Boniface
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