Obertenghi
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The House of Obertenghi were a prominent Italian noble family of Longobard origin descended from Viscount Adalbert III, first Margrave of Milan.
Obertenghi | |
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Marcher noble family | |
Parent family | Bonifaci (disputed, since the Bonifaci were of Frankish descent) |
Country | ![]() |
Etymology | Descendant from Oberto I[1] |
Place of origin | Probably Pavia or Lombardy |
Founded | 940 (940) |
Founder | Adalberto the Margrave[2] |
Current head | Currently no one is the Head of this dynasty because of the Lex Langobardorum, so every descendant of the various branches has eqal rights in being the Head of the House of Obertenghi as the others |
Final ruler | Albert Azzo II |
Titles | List
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Dissolution | 1097 (1097) |
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The family held the titles of Marquis of Milan and Genoa, Count of Luni, Tortona, Genoa and Milan and regent of the March that took the family's name in the 10th century, the "Marca Obertenga", which encompassed most of the territories of present-day Northwest Italy and parts of Switzerland.
The dynasty is the progenitor of the widely powerful and prestigious House of Este, as well the House of Welf, parent house of the Hanover dynasty.[3] Other cadet lines include the Malaspina and Pallavicini families.[4]