• https://it.wikipedia.org/wiki/Anselmo_I_del_Monferrato

Summary for Anselmo I, Marchese di Liguria Orientale:

Relationships:

Parents:

• Father: Aleramo, Conte di Saluzzo (d. 967)
• Mother: Unknown first wife (not Gilberga di Ivrea, who did not bear any known children according to FMG)

Siblings:

• 1. Guglielmo or Wilhelm II (d. before August 951, maybe), Co-Marchese di Monferrato (with father)
• 3. Oddone or Otto I (d. before 991, m. daughter of Riprando Conte di Piacenza)

Spouse:

• Gisela, daughter of Adalberto Marchese (founder of the Abbazia di San Quintino di Spigno in Spigno Monferrato, Provincia Alessandro, Regione Piemonte, in 991)

Children:

• 1. Ugo di Saluzzo, Marchese di Tortona (d. 26 January after 1035, founder of the Abazzia di Santa Maria Castillone - location unknown)
• 2. Anselmo II di Saluzzo, Marchese di Tortona (d. before 7 May 1027, m. Adelasia, daughter of Azzo Marchese)
• 3. Oberto I di Saluzzo, Marchese (d. after 1034, m. unknown, founder of the Abazzia di Santa Giustina, Sezzadio, Provincia Alessandro, Regione Piemonte in 1030)

Basic Information:

Birth: Unknown

Baptism: Unknown

Marriage: Unknown date and location, with Gisela

Death: 999/1014, location unknown, probably Liguria

Burial: Unknown.

Occupation: Marchese della Liguria Orientale

Alternate Names: The family eventually became known as the Aleramici, from Anselmo's father, Aleramo. This designation was a much later creation, much like the Carolingians as derived from Charles Martel, Charlemagne's grandfather. However, the "di Liguria Orientale" is taken from his title.

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ANSELMO, son of ALERAMO Signor del Marchio di Monferrato & his first wife --- (-[999/1014]). "Berengarius et Adelbertus filius eius…Reges" confirmed a donation to the abbey of Grazano by "Aledramus Marchio filius Gulielmi Comitis et Gilberga filius D. Berengarii Regis, et Anselmus seu Oddo germani lege viventes Salica" by charter dated Aug 951[377]. Marchese. "Anselmo Marchio filius bonæ memoriæ Aledrami itemque Marchio et Gisla comitissa jugalibus filiæ Adalberti, similique Marchioque Willielmus et Riprandus germanis filio bonæ memoriæ Oddoni…cum Domini Gaidaldi comes istius comitatus Aquensis" founded the monastery of Santo Quintini di Spigno by charter dated 991[378].

m GISELA, daughter of ADALBERTO Marchese & his wife ---. "Anselmo Marchio filius bonæ memoriæ Aledrami itemque Marchio et Gisla comitissa jugalibus filiæ Adalberti, similique Marchioque Willielmus et Riprandus germanis filio bonæ memoriæ Oddoni…Gisla ex natione mea legem…Longobardorum et nunc pro viro legem…Salica…" founded the monastery of Santo Quintini di Spigno by charter dated 991[379].

Anselmo & his wife had [four] children:

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ANSELMO, son of ALERAMO Signor del Marchio di Monferrato & his first wife --- (-[999/1014]). "Berengarius et Adelbertus filius eius…Reges" confirmed a donation to the abbey of Grazano by "Aledramus Marchio filius Gulielmi Comitis et Gilberga filius D. Berengarii Regis, et Anselmus seu Oddo germani lege viventes Salica" by charter dated Aug 951[379]. Marchese. "Anselmo Marchio filius bonæ memoriæ Aledrami itemque Marchio et Gisla comitissa jugalibus filiæ Adalberti, similique Marchioque Willielmus et Riprandus germanis filio bonæ memoriæ Oddoni…cum Domini Gaidaldi comes istius comitatus Aquensis" founded the monastery of Santo Quintini di Spigno by charter dated 991[380].

m GISELA, daughter of ADALBERTO Marchese & his wife ---. "Anselmo Marchio filius bonæ memoriæ Aledrami itemque Marchio et Gisla comitissa jugalibus filiæ Adalberti, similique Marchioque Willielmus et Riprandus germanis filio bonæ memoriæ Oddoni…Gisla ex natione mea legem…Longobardorum et nunc pro viro legem…Salica…" founded the monastery of Santo Quintini di Spigno by charter dated 991[381]. Anselmo & his wife had [four] children:

1. UGO (-26 Jan after 1035). "Heinricus…imperator" confirmed the property of the abbey of Fruttuaria, referring to property donated by "Ugo clericus et mater eius et fratres eius Anselmi marchionis filii et Vuillilemus et Raprandus fratres filii marchionis Oddoni", by charter dated 1014[382]. A charter dated 1024 records a dispute between "canonicorum sancti Martini" and "marchiones Italiæ Bonifacium…Albertum et Azonem, Otbertum et Hugonem" concerning "terras beati Martini de Italia"[383]. Marchese [di Tortona]. "Adalbertus marchio filius bonæ memoriæ Otberti itemque Marchio et Adeleyda jugalibus filia quondam Bosoni comitis quæ professa sum ex natione mea lege vivere Alamannorum, sed nunc pro ipso viro meo lege vivere…Longobardorum" founded the monastery of Santa Maria Castilione, in the presence of "domni Ugonis marchionis et comitis…comitatus Terdonensis", by charter dated 10 Jun 1033[384]. "Domnus Ugo marchio" is named as present in a charter dated 28 May 1035 under which the abbot of San Pietro di Tortona named proxies[385].

2. ANSELMO [II] (-before 7 May 1027). "Heinricus…imperator" confirmed the property of the abbey of Fruttuaria, referring to property donated by "Ugo clericus et mater eius et fratres eius Anselmi marchionis filii et Vuillilemus et Raprandus fratres filii marchionis Oddoni", by charter dated 1014[386]. "Einricus…imperator" acting through "domnus Otto comes palacii et comes eius comitatu Ticinensi" with "…Otbertus et Anselmus germanis marchionibus…" confirmed the property of the convent of San Salvator at Pavia, naming "Berengarius presbiter et Ugo comes germanis, filii bone memorie Sigefredi qui fuit similiter comes", by charter dated 7 May 1014[387]. Marchese [di Tortona]. m ADELASIA, daughter of AZZO Marchese & his wife --- (-after 11 May 1055). "Adila comitissa filia quondam Azonis Marchio et relicta quondam Anselmi itemque Marchio et Anselmus et Hugo germanis mater et filii prædicto quondam Anselmi…ex nativitate mea legem vivere Langobardorum…et nos…lege vivere Salica" donated property to the monastery of Santo Pietro di Saviliano by charter dated May 1055[388]. No other suitable "Azonis Marchio" has been identified who could have been Adelasia´s father except for Alberto Azzo [I] Conte di Luni. "Adela comitisa…conius quondam Anselmi marchio…Ugo et Anselmus filii et mundoaldi mei" promised not to disturb the possessions of the monastery of San Marziano by charter dated 11 May 1055[389]. Marchese Anselmo [II] & his wife had three children:

a) ODDONE [Tetis] (-before 31 Aug 1064). "Thetes Marchio filius quondam Anselmi Marchionis" founded the monastery of Vasto by charter dated 7 May 1027[390]. Marchese.

- see below.

b) ANSELMO . "Adila comitissa filia quondam Azonis Marchio et relicta quondam Anselmi itemque Marchio et Anselmus et Hugo germanis mater et filii prædicto quondam Anselmi…ex nativitate mea legem vivere Langobardorum…et nos…lege vivere Salica" donated property to the monastery of Santo Pietro di Saviliano by charter dated May 1055[391]. 1065.
c) UGO (-after May 1055). "Adila comitissa filia quondam Azonis Marchio et relicta quondam Anselmi itemque Marchio et Anselmus et Hugo germanis mater et filii prædicto quondam Anselmi…ex nativitate mea legem vivere Langobardorum…et nos…lege vivere Salica" donated property to the monastery of Santo Pietro di Saviliano by charter dated May 1055[392].

3. OBERTO [I] (-after 1034). "Einricus…imperator" acting through "domnus Otto comes palacii et comes eius comitatu Ticinensi" with "…Otbertus et Anselmus germanis marchionibus…" confirmed the property of the convent of San Salvator at Pavia, naming "Berengarius presbiter et Ugo comes germanis, filii bone memorie Sigefredi qui fuit similiter comes", by charter dated 7 May 1014[393]. Marchese. "Heinricus…Romanorum imperator augustus" donated property "que Gebehardus comes in beneficium habuit, in comitatu Piligrimi et in pago Matihgowe" to the church at Pavia by charter dated 1014, naming "Ubertum comitem filium Hildeprandi, Otbertum marchionem et filios eius et Albertum nepotem illius" as previous owners[394]. "Otbertus Marchio filius bone memorie Anselmi item Marchionis et Wido seu item Otberti pater et filii" founded the monastery of Santa Justina of Sezzadio by charter dated 1 Mar 1030[395]. 1034. m ---. The name of Oberto's wife is not known. Marchese Oberto [I] & his wife had three children:

a) GUIDO (-after 29 Aug 1065). "Otbertus Marchio filius bone memorie Anselmi item Marchionis et Wido seu item Otberti pater et filii" founded the monastery of Santa Justina of Sezzadio by charter dated 1 Mar 1030[396]. "Adelbertus prepoxitus sancte Tertonensis ecclesie et Wido marhio iermani filii bone memorie Oberti itemque marhio seu Beatrice filia Olrici et relicta quondam item Oberti iermano prefatorum Adelberti prepoxitus et Widoni…ex nacione nostra lege…Salicha" donated property at Tramontana to the monastery of Santo Siro by charter dated 29 Aug 1065[397].
b) OBERTO [II] (-[1061/65]). "Otbertus Marchio filius bone memorie Anselmi item Marchionis et Wido seu item Otberti pater et filii" founded the monastery of Santa Justina of Sezzadio by charter dated 1 Mar 1030[398]. Marchese 1061. m BEATRICE di Romagnano, daughter of ODALRICO Marchese di Romagnano [Auriate] & his wife Giulita --- (-after 29 Aug 1065). "Adelbertus prepoxitus sancte Tertonensis ecclesie et Wido marhio iermani filii bone memorie Oberti itemque marhio seu Beatrice filia Olrici et relicta quondam item Oberti iermano prefatorum Adelberti prepoxitus et Widoni…ex nacione nostra lege…Salicha" donated property at Tramontana to the monastery of Santo Siro by charter dated 29 Aug 1065[399]. Marchese Oberto [II] & his wife had two children:

i) ADALBERTO . The primary source which confirms his parentage has not yet been identified. Bishop of Acqui 1079.
ii) GUIDO (-before 1106). The primary source which confirms his parentage has not yet been identified. Marchese. m ---. The name of Guido's wife is not known. Marchese Guido & his wife had two children:

(a) ALBERTO Alemanno (-before 15 Jan 1106). "Bruno filius quondam Odonis et Adelaida jugales, filia quondam Guidonis Marchionis…ex natione…lege vivere Salica" donated property "per successionem Alberti Alamani filii quondam Guidonis Marchionis fratris et cognati nostri" to "Gamundiensi populo" by charter dated 15 Jan 1106[400].
(b) ADELAIDA (-after 15 Jan 1106). "Bruno filius quondam Odonis et Adelaida jugales, filia quondam Guidonis Marchionis…ex natione…lege vivere Salica" donated property "per successionem Alberti Alamani filii quondam Guidonis Marchionis fratris et cognati nostri" to "Gamundiensi populo" by charter dated 15 Jan 1106[401]. m (before 15 Jan 1106) BRUNO, son of OTTONE & his wife ---. Ancestors of the Marchesi di Sezze.
c) ADALBERTO (-after 29 Aug 1065). "Adelbertus prepoxitus sancte Tertonensis ecclesie et Wido marhio iermani filii bone memorie Oberti itemque marhio seu Beatrice filia Olrici et relicta quondam item Oberti iermano prefatorum Adelberti prepoxitus et Widoni…ex nacione nostra lege…Salicha" donated property at Tramontana to the monastery of Santo Siro by charter dated 29 Aug 1065[402]. Provost of Tortona.

4. [ERMENGARDA (-after 21 Oct 996). A charter dated 21 Oct 996 records the exchange of property in Cadeliano between the bishop of Asti and "Amelgausus filio quondam Rozo et Ermengarda jugalibus filia Anselmo marchio que professo sum ex nacione…Romana"[403]. m AMELGAUSO, son of ROZO & his wife --- (-after 21 Oct 996).]

5. OBERTO (-after 1071). Marchese [di Savona]. "Aubertus marchio" granted privileges to Savona by charter dated 1071[404].

(covering his birth family):

http://fmg.ac/Projects/MedLands/MONFERRATO,%20SALUZZO,%20SAVONA.htm...

ALERAMO, son of Conte GUGLIELMO & his wife --- (-[967/91]).

• Conte.
• "Hugo et Lotharius…Reges" granted property "Forum…supra fluvium Tanari in comitatu Aquensi…et Villa…Roncho" to "fideli nostro Aledramo comiti" by charter dated 6 Feb 938[14].
• Marchese, after 938.
• "Berengarius et Adelbertus filius eius…Reges" confirmed a donation to the abbey of Grazano by "Aledramus Marchio filius Gulielmi Comitis et Gilberga filius D. Berengarii Regis, et Anselmus seu Oddo germani lege viventes Salica", for the soul of "quondam Gulielmi qui fuit filius et filiaster atque germanus noster", by charter dated Aug 951[15]. Emperor Otto I granted land "a flumine Tanari usque ad flumen Urbam et ad litus maris…Dego, Bagnasco, Ballangio, Salocedo, Loceti, Salfole, Miola, Pulchrone, Grualia, Pruneto, Altefino, Curtemilia, Montenesi, Noseto, Maximino, Arche" to "Aleramum Marchionum" by charter dated 23 Mar 967[16].
• Benvenuto di San Giorgio states that Aleramo died in 995 and was buried at the abbey of Grazano, but does not cite the corresponding primary source[17].

m firstly ---.

• The primary source which directly confirms this first marriage has not yet been identified. However, the chronology of Aleramo´s known wife Gilberga suggests that she could not have been the mother of his known children.

m secondly (before Jul 961) GILBERGA di Ivrea, daughter of BERENGARIO II King of Italy [Ivrea] & his wife Willa d'Arles (945-).

• "Gislam [et]…Girbergam" are named as daughters of Berengar and Willa by Liutprand[18]. "Berengarius et Adelbertus filius eius…Reges" confirmed a donation to the abbey of Grazano by "Aledramus Marchio filius Gulielmi Comitis et Gilberga filius D. Berengarii Regis, et Anselmus seu Oddo germani lege viventes Salica", for the soul of "quondam Gulielmi qui fuit filius et filiaster atque germanus noster", by charter dated Aug 951[19]. The dating of this charter is dubious, assuming that Gilberga´s date of birth is correct as shown above.

Aleramo & his first wife had three children:

1. GUGLIELMO (-[before Aug 951]).

• "Berengarius et Adelbertus filius eius…Reges" confirmed a donation to the abbey of Grazano by "Aledramus Marchio filius Gulielmi Comitis et Gilberga filius D. Berengarii Regis, et Anselmus seu Oddo germani lege viventes Salica", for the soul of "quondam Gulielmi qui fuit filius et filiaster atque germanus noster", by charter dated Aug 951[20]. The dating of this charter is dubious, assuming that Gilberga´s date of birth is correct as shown above.

2. ANSELMO (-[999/1014]).

• "Berengarius et Adelbertus filius eius…Reges" confirmed a donation to the abbey of Grazano by "Aledramus Marchio filius Gulielmi Comitis et Gilberga filius D. Berengarii Regis, et Anselmus seu Oddo germani lege viventes Salica", for the soul of "quondam Gulielmi qui fuit filius et filiaster atque germanus noster", by charter dated Aug 951[21].
• Marchese della Liguria Orientale 991.

3. ODDONE (-before 991).

• "Berengarius et Adelbertus filius eius…Reges" confirmed a donation to the abbey of Grazano by "Aledramus Marchio filius Gulielmi Comitis et Gilberga filius D. Berengarii Regis, et Anselmus seu Oddo germani lege viventes Salica", for the soul of "quondam Gulielmi qui fuit filius et filiaster atque germanus noster", by charter dated Aug 951[22].
• m --- di Piacenza, daughter of RIPRANDO Conte di Piacenza & his wife ---.
• Oddone & his wife had four children: Guglielmo I (d. before 20 October 1040), Riprando, Ota (m. Otto di Monfaleone), and Waldrada (d. after 1029)

References:

• [14] Moriondus, J. B. (1790) Monumenta Aquensia (Turin), Pars II, col. 291.
• [15] Monumenta Aquensia, Pars II, col. 292.
• [16] The Inventory of the State Archives of Turin, volume 25, page 1, fascicule 1, consulted at <http://ww2.multix.it/asto/asp/inventari.asp> (2 Feb 2006) ("State Archives"), and Benvenuto di San Giorgio, RIS XXIII, cols. 325-7.
• [17] Benvenuto di San Giorgio, RIS XXIII, col. 333.
• [18] Liudprandi Antapodosis V.32, MGH SS III, p. 336.
• [19] Monumenta Aquensia, Pars II, col. 292.
• [20] Monumenta Aquensia, Pars II, col. 292.
• [21] Monumenta Aquensia, Pars II, col. 292.
• [22] Monumenta Aquensia, Pars II, col. 292.

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From the Foundation for Medieval Genealogy page on Monferrato, Saluzzo, and Savona (covering his marriage family):

http://fmg.ac/Projects/MedLands/MONFERRATO,%20SALUZZO,%20SAVONA.htm...

ANSELMO, son of ALERAMO Signor del Marchio di Monferrato & his first wife --- (-[999/1014]).

• "Berengarius et Adelbertus filius eius…Reges" confirmed a donation to the abbey of Grazano by "Aledramus Marchio filius Gulielmi Comitis et Gilberga filius D. Berengarii Regis, et Anselmus seu Oddo germani lege viventes Salica" by charter dated Aug 951[375].
• Marchese.
• "Anselmo Marchio filius bonæ memoriæ Aledrami itemque Marchio et Gisla comitissa jugalibus filiæ Adalberti, similique Marchioque Willielmus et Riprandus germanis filio bonæ memoriæ Oddoni…cum Domini Gaidaldi comes istius comitatus Aquensis" founded the monastery of Santo Quintini di Spigno by charter dated 991[376].

m GISELA, daughter of ADALBERTO Marchese & his wife ---.

• "Anselmo Marchio filius bonæ memoriæ Aledrami itemque Marchio et Gisla comitissa jugalibus filiæ Adalberti, similique Marchioque Willielmus et Riprandus germanis filio bonæ memoriæ Oddoni…Gisla ex natione mea legem…Longobardorum et nunc pro viro legem…Salica…" founded the monastery of Santo Quintini di Spigno by charter dated 991[377].

Anselmo & his wife had [four] children:

1. UGO (-26 Jan after 1035).

• "Heinricus…imperator" confirmed the property of the abbey of Fruttuaria, referring to property donated by "Ugo clericus et mater eius et fratres eius Anselmi marchionis filii et Vuillilemus et Raprandus fratres filii marchionis Oddoni", by charter dated 1014[378]. A charter dated 1024 records a dispute between "canonicorum sancti Martini" and "marchiones Italiæ Bonifacium…Albertum et Azonem, Otbertum et Hugonem" concerning "terras beati Martini de Italia"[379].
• Marchese [di Tortona].
• "Adalbertus marchio filius bonæ memoriæ Otberti itemque Marchio et Adeleyda jugalibus filia quondam Bosoni comitis quæ professa sum ex natione mea lege vivere Alamannorum, sed nunc pro ipso viro meo lege vivere…Longobardorum" founded the monastery of Santa Maria Castilione, in the presence of "domni Ugonis marchionis et comitis…comitatus Terdonensis", by charter dated 10 Jun 1033[380]. "Domnus Ugo marchio" is named as present in a charter dated 28 May 1035 under which the abbot of San Pietro di Tortona named proxies[381].

2. ANSELMO [II] (-before 7 May 1027).

• "Heinricus…imperator" confirmed the property of the abbey of Fruttuaria, referring to property donated by "Ugo clericus et mater eius et fratres eius Anselmi marchionis filii et Vuillilemus et Raprandus fratres filii marchionis Oddoni", by charter dated 1014[382]. "Einricus…imperator" acting through "domnus Otto comes palacii et comes eius comitatu Ticinensi" with "…Otbertus et Anselmus germanis marchionibus…" confirmed the property of the convent of San Salvator at Pavia, naming "Berengarius presbiter et Ugo comes germanis, filii bone memorie Sigefredi qui fuit similiter comes", by charter dated 7 May 1014[383].
• Marchese [di Tortona].
• m ADELASIA, daughter of AZZO Marchese & his wife --- (-after 11 May 1055). "Adila comitissa filia quondam Azonis Marchio et relicta quondam Anselmi itemque Marchio et Anselmus et Hugo germanis mater et filii prædicto quondam Anselmi…ex nativitate mea legem vivere Langobardorum…et nos…lege vivere Salica" donated property to the monastery of Santo Pietro di Saviliano by charter dated May 1055[384]. No other suitable "Azonis Marchio" has been identified who could have been Adelasia´s father except for Alberto Azzo [I] Conte di Luni. "Adela comitisa…conius quondam Anselmi marchio…Ugo et Anselmus filii et mundoaldi mei" promised not to disturb the possessions of the monastery of San Marziano by charter dated 11 May 1055[385].
• Marchese Anselmo [II] & his wife had three children: Oddone or Tetis (d. before 31 August 1064, also Marchese), Anselmo (d. c1065), and Ugo (d. after May 1055)

3. OBERTO [I] (-after 1034).

• "Einricus…imperator" acting through "domnus Otto comes palacii et comes eius comitatu Ticinensi" with "…Otbertus et Anselmus germanis marchionibus…" confirmed the property of the convent of San Salvator at Pavia, naming "Berengarius presbiter et Ugo comes germanis, filii bone memorie Sigefredi qui fuit similiter comes", by charter dated 7 May 1014[389].
• Marchese.
• "Heinricus…Romanorum imperator augustus" donated property "que Gebehardus comes in beneficium habuit, in comitatu Piligrimi et in pago Matihgowe" to the church at Pavia by charter dated 1014, naming "Ubertum comitem filium Hildeprandi, Otbertum marchionem et filios eius et Albertum nepotem illius" as previous owners[390]. "Otbertus Marchio filius bone memorie Anselmi item Marchionis et Wido seu item Otberti pater et filii" founded the monastery of Santa Justina of Sezzadio by charter dated 1 Mar 1030[391].
• 1034.
• m ---. The name of Oberto's wife is not known.
• Marchese Oberto [I] & his wife had two children: Guido (d. after 1 March 1030) and Oberto II (d. 1061/1065 m. Beatrice di Romagnano)

4. [ERMENGARDA (-after 21 Oct 996).

• A charter dated 21 Oct 996 records the exchange of property in Cadeliano between the bishop of Asti and "Amelgausus filio quondam Rozo et Ermengarda jugalibus filia Anselmo marchio que professo sum ex nacione…Romana"[396].
• m AMELGAUSO, son of ROZO & his wife --- (-after 21 Oct 996).]

5. OBERTO (-after 1071). Marchese [di Savona].

• "Aubertus marchio" granted privileges to Savona by charter dated 1071[397].

References:

• [375] Monumenta Aquensia, Pars II, col. 292.
• [376] Monumenta Aquensia, Pars I, col. 9.
• [377] Monumenta Aquensia, Pars I, col. 9.
• [378] D H II 305, p. 379.
• [379] Monumenta Aquensia, Pars II, col. 296.
• [380] Monumenta Aquensia, Pars II, col. 300.
• [381] Tortona Capitolare, XVII, p. 27.
• [382] D H II 305, p. 379.
• [383] D H II 299, p. 369.
• [384] Monumenta Aquensia, Pars I, col. 33.
• [385] Tortona Capitolare, XXI, p. 34.
• [389] D H II 299, p. 369.
• [390] D H II 321, p. 402.
• [391] Monumenta Aquensia, Pars I, col. 25.
• [396] Gabotto, F. (ed.) ´Le più antiche carte dello archivio capitulare di Asti, Vol. I´, Biblioteca della società storica subalpina, Vol. XXVIII (Pinerolo, 1904) ("Asti Capitolare (antiche carte)"), CXXII, p. 234.
• [397] Monumenta Aquensia, Pars I, col. 38.