Obertenghi | |
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Marcher noble family | |
Parent family | Bonifaci (disputed, since the Bonifaci were of Frankish descent) |
Country | Kingdom of Italy (HRE) |
Etymology | Descendant from Oberto I[1] |
Place of origin | Probably Pavia or Lombardy |
Founded | 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 equal 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 |
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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.