Adalbert II (c. 875 – 915), called the Rich, son of

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and Rothild of Spoleto.

Biography

He was a grandson of Boniface II, and was concerned with the troubles of

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, at a time when so many princes were contending for the wreckage of the

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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

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and

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. 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: * Guy (d. 3 February 929), who succeeded his father as Count and Duke of Lucca and Margrave of Tuscany. * 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. * 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

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for their young son Guy.

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*26 * * * 870s births Year of birth uncertain 915 deaths Counts of Lucca Adalbert 2 House of Boniface {{Italy-noble-stub