The House of Obertenghi were a prominent Italian noble family of Longobard origin descended from Viscount Adalbert III, first Margrave of Milan.

Obertenghi
Marcher noble family
Parent familyBonifaci (disputed, since the Bonifaci were of Frankish descent)
CountryHoly Roman Empire Kingdom of Italy (HRE)
EtymologyDescendant from Oberto I[1]
Place of originProbably Pavia or Lombardy
Founded940 (940)
FounderAdalberto the Margrave[2]
Current headCurrently no one is the Head of this dynasty because of the Lex Langobardorum, so every descendant of the various branches has equal rights in being the Head of the House of Obertenghi as the others
Final rulerAlbert Azzo II
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Dissolution1097 (1097)
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Obertenghi tower
 
March of Ivrea, Marca Arduinica, Marca Aleramica and Marca Obertenga, subdivision of the Kingdom of Lombardy made by Berengar II of Italy in the 10th century

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 two of the most ancient Italian noble families, the House of Malaspina and the House of Pallavicini.[4] Early in 951, Berengar II of Italy finished the reorganisation of the Italian feudal structure begun by his predecessor Hugh. He named three new Margraves to three new territories: Margraviate of Turin, Margraviate of Western Liguria and Margraviate of Eastern Liguria:

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References

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  1. ^ a b c Provero, Luigi (2013). Treccani (ed.). Oberto I. Vol. LXXIX. {{cite book}}: |work= ignored (help)
  2. ^ a b c d Litta, Pompeo (1832). Este (d'). {{cite book}}: |work= ignored (help)
  3. ^ Currò Troiano, Carmelo; Caputo, Don Salvatore. International Commission and Association of Nobility (ed.). Memories of the House of Este in England (PDF). Retrieved June 5, 2019.
  4. ^ Pivano, Silvio (1935). Treccani (ed.). Obertenghi. {{cite book}}: |work= ignored (help)
  5. ^ "OBERTO I". treccani.it. Retrieved 29 June 2021.
  6. ^ "Oberténghi". treccani.it. Retrieved 29 June 2021.
  7. ^ "Oberténghi". treccani.it. Retrieved 29 June 2021.
  8. ^ Chiappini, Luciano (1967). Dall'Oglio (ed.). Gli Estensi.
  9. ^ Formentini, Ubaldo (1960). Treccani (ed.). Adalberto. Vol. I. {{cite book}}: |work= ignored (help)
  10. ^ Chiappini (1967), p. 18.
  11. ^ Bertolini, Margherita Giuliana (1960). Treccani (ed.). Alberto Azzo. Vol. I. {{cite book}}: |work= ignored (help)
  12. ^ Monumenta Germanica Historica, Scriptores, tomus XIII, Genealogia Welforum, p. 764.
  13. ^ Orderici Vitalis, Historia Ecclesiastica, tomus unicus, pars III, liber VIII, cap. XI, col. 589.
  14. ^ Actus pontificum Cenomannis, cap. XXXII, Gesta Domini Arnaldi Episcopi, p. 377.