Obertenghi

• Aleram, Count of Vercelli, he named margrave of Western Liguria ;
• Arduin Glaber was elevated from count to margrave of Turin ;
• Obert I margrave of Milan and count of Luni, was given the new marca Obertenga, Milan and Eastern Liguria. Eastern Liguria at this time contained the counties of Genoa, Luni, Tortona, Bobbio, Parma and Piacenza, Modena and Reggio Emilia, Ferrara, Ascoli Piceno.

Family heads

• 940951: Adalbert III, Margrave of Milan Frankish noble, reputed son of Guy, Margrave of Tuscany.
• 951975: Otbert I, Margrave of Milan, Count of Genoa son of Adalbert; forefather of the dynasty, which name took from.
• 9751002: Adalbert IV, Margrave of Milan, Count of Genoa first-born son of Otbert I; grandfather of Adalbert II Pelavicino, founder of the Pallavicini family.
• 10021014: Otbert II, Margrave of Milan, Count of Genoa second-born son of Otbert I; deposed and imprisoned by Emperor Henry II due to his support for Arduin of Ivrea. Father of Obizzo I, forefather of the Malaspina family.
• 10141024: Hugh, Margrave of Milan, Count of Genoa first-born son of Odbert II. Appointed by Emperor Henry II, he fell out after his death. Died childless.
• 10241029: Albert Azzo I, Margrave of Milan, Count of Genoa second-born son of Odbert II. First marquis of Este in 1011.
• 10291097: Albert Azzo II, Margrave of Milan, Count of Genoa son of Albert Azzo. Last of the Obertenghi main branch. Succeeded by:
• * From his marriage with Kunigunde of Altdorf, Welf I, founder of the Younger House of Welf.
• * From his marriage with Gersende, Countess of Maine, Faulk I, still Margrave of Milan and founder of the House of Este.
• * Another son with Gersende, Hugh V, inherited the County of Maine, dying childless.

  Further resources

• is a page from sardimpex.com, which provides genealogical and historical information on the family.