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Birth:          ABT  975 Este, Italy
Death:          1029 Germany

Notes
esablished the family at Este in the Veronese, opponent of Emperor Henry II, captured 
in flight on the Englesbrucke, died a captive in Germany
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Albert_Azzo_I,_Margrave_of_Milan
Albert Atto I (Italian: Alberto Azzo) (died 1029) was the son of Oberto II and Railend, 
widow of Sigfred, Count of Seprio. He was a member of the Obertenghi (or Adalbertini) 
family.

Albert first appears in the historical record in 1011. On 10 May 1013, he was acting as 
a missus in Italy. In 1014, he inherited the counties of Luni, Tortona, Genoa, and 
Milan on the death of his father, Otbert II, Margrave of Milan. His holdings were 
extensive and both feudal and allodial. Albert and his brothers Hugh, Adalbert (IV), 
and Obizzo all carried the title margrave. Their sister Bertha married Arduin of Italy to 
ally the Anscarid and Obertenga families. Another sister named Bertha married Ulric 
Manfred II of Turin. Albert himself married Adelaide, a Salian and relative of Lanfranc, 
Count of Aucia.

At first, Albert and his brothers supported their brother-in-law Arduin against the 
Emperor Henry II in the war for the Italian throne. In 1014, he did not oppose Henry's 
imperial coronation, but after Henry left in May, he sought to aid Arduin. After July, he 
confiscated Solingen, robbed the church, and assaulted Pavia, Vercelli, and Novara. 
In 1019, he reconciled with Henry, but in 1022, all four brothers were captured by 
Henry's forces and Albert submitted, receiving the iudiciaria (right of justice) in 
Monselice. In Spring 1026, Albert joined Ulric Manfred in defending Pavia from Conrad 
II.

Albert left one son: Albert Azzo II.

Parents
____ Oberto (Humbert) I (ABT  955 - ABT 1020)
____ Railinda (ABT  957 - )

Siblings
____ Alberto Azzo I (ABT  975 - 1029)
OF ESTE Bertha (ABT  997 - 29 Dec 1037)

Marriage To OF VENICE Adela (Valdrada) (ABT  975 - AFT 1012)
    m. BEF  996 

Notes


Children by OF VENICE Adela (Valdrada) ABT  975 - AFT 1012
____ Alberto Azzo II (10 Jul  997 - 1097)

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