Berengar I of Italy

Male ~845 - 924


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  • Name Berengar I of Italy 
    Birth ~845 
    Gender Male 
    Death 9 Apr 924 
    Person ID I10384  Database
    Last Modified 9 Jan 2021 

    Father Eberhard Duc de Friuli,   b. ~810   d. 16 Dec 866 
    Mother Giséle of Cysoing,   b. ~820, Frankfurt am Main, Hessen, Germany Find all individuals with events at this locationd. 1 Jul 874 
    Family ID F4310  Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

    Spouse / Partner Bertila of Spoleto,   b. ~860   d. Dec 915 
    Children 
       1. Female Gisela of Friuli,   b. ~876   d. Aft 23 Jan 913
    Family ID F4311  Group Sheet  |  Family Chart
    Last Modified 9 Jan 2021 

  • Notes 
    • Berengar I (Latin: Berengarius, Perngarius; Italian: Berengario; c. 845 - 7 April 924 was the king of Italy from 887. He was Holy Roman Emperor between 915 and his death in 924. He is usually known as Berengar of Friuli, since he ruled the March of Friuli from 874 until at least 890, but he had lost control of the region by 896.

      Berengar rose to become one of the most influential laymen in the empire of Charles the Fat, and he was elected to replace Charles in Italy after the latter's deposition in November 887. His long reign of 36 years saw him opposed by no less than seven other claimants to the Italian throne. His reign is usually characterised as "troubled" because of the many competitors for the crown and because of the arrival of Magyar raiders in Western Europe. He was the last emperor before Otto the Great was crowned in 962, after a 38-year interregnum.