Giselbert II (died between 993 and 1010) was the count of

Bergamo Bergamo ( , ; ) is a city in the Alps, alpine Lombardy region of northern Italy, approximately northeast of Milan, and about from the alpine lakes Lake Como, Como and Lake Iseo, Iseo and 70 km (43 mi) from Lake Garda, Garda and Lake ...

. He was a member of the dynasty known to historians as the Giselbertiners (or Giselbertini).

Life

Giselbert was the son of

Lanfranc I of Bergamo Lanfranc I of Bergamo (–950/954) was a northern Italian nobleman. He was a member of the dynasty known to historians as the Giselbertiners (or Giselbertini). Life Lanfranc was the son of Giselbert I of Bergamo and Rotruda of Pavia. Lanfranc ...

. He is first documented as count of Bergamo in 961 (although he probably had held the position for some time before this). Giselbert supported

Otto I, Holy Roman Emperor Otto I (23 November 912 – 7 May 973), known as Otto the Great ( ) or Otto of Saxony ( ), was East Francia, East Frankish (Kingdom of Germany, German) king from 936 and Holy Roman Emperor from 962 until his death in 973. He was the eldest son o ...

against

Berengar II of Italy Berengar II ( 900 – 4 August 966) was the king of Italy from 950 until his deposition in 961. He was a scion of the Anscarid and Unruoching dynasties, and was named after his maternal grandfather, Berengar I. He succeeded his father as ma ...

. As a reward, in 970 Otto I granted Giselbert II property in the counties of Bergamo, Brescia, Como and Pavia, which had been confiscated from Count Bernard of Pavia. In 976 Otto II appointed Giselbert II count palatine of Bergamo.Jarnut, ''Bergamo'', p. 36.

Marriage and children

With his wife, Anselda (or Alsinda) of Turin, daughter of

Arduin Glaber Arduin Glaber (,'' Glabrione'', or'' il Glabro'', meaning "the Bald"; died c. 977) was count of Auriate from c. 935, count of Turin from c. 941/942, and Margrave of Turin from c. 950/964. He placed his dynasty, the Arduinici, on a firm foundatio ...

, Giselbert II had several children, including: *Lanfranc II of Bergamo *Maginfred *Arduin I *Gisela, wife of Hugh of Milan (son of Otbert II, Margrave of Milan) * Richelida, wife of

Boniface III of Tuscany Boniface III (also ''Boniface IV'' or ''Boniface of Canossa'') (c. 985 – 6 May 1052), son of Tedald of Canossa and the father of Matilda of Tuscany, was the most powerful north Italian prince of his age. By inheritance he was count (or lord) of ...

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). *A. Bedina, 'Giselberto,' in
Dizionario Biografico degli Italiani
' - Volume 56 (2001) *E. Hlawitschka, ''Franken, Alemannen, Bayern und Burgunder in Oberitalien, 774-962: Zum Verständnis der fränkischen Königsherrschaft in Italien'' (Freiburg im Breisgau, 1960), accessible online

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