Obertenghi

Obertenghi
Obertenghi
Marcher noble family
Parent family	Bonifaci (disputed, since the Bonifaci were of Frankish descent)
Country	Kingdom of Italy (HRE)
Etymology	Descendant from Oberto I
Place of origin	Probably Pavia or Lombardy
Founded	940
Founder	Adalberto the Margrave
Current head	Currently no one is the Head of this dynasty because of the Lex Langobardorum, so every descendant of the various branches has eqal rights in being the Head of the House of Obertenghi as the others
Final ruler	Albert Azzo II
Titles	List Count of Genoa; (940–1097); Margrave of Milan; (940–1097); Count palatine of Pavia; (953–1097); Marquis of Este; (1011–1097); Margrave of Ancona; (1013–1093);
Dissolution	1097
Cadet branches	House of Este House of Welf House of Hannover; ; ; House of Cavalcabò; Marqises of Gavi; Lupi of Soragna Meli-Lupi of Soragna; ; Viscounts of Carmandino Malocelli; ; House of Fieschi; House of Confalonieri; House of Lacon-Massa; Lords of Tilieto Oddone; Viotti; Ravera; Marengo; Pesce delle Aste; Marchelli de Serravallis; Pesce delle Aste; ; House of Malaspina; House of Pallavicini;

The House of Obertenghi were a prominent Italian noble family of Longobard origin descended from Viscount Adalbert III, first Margrave of Milan.

The family held the titles of Marquis of Milan and Genoa, Count of Luni, Tortona, Genoa and Milan and regent of the March that took the family's name in the 10th century, the "Marca Obertenga", which encompassed most of the territories of present-day Northwest Italy and parts of Switzerland.

The dynasty is the progenitor of the widely powerful and prestigious House of Este, as well the House of Welf, parent house of the Hanover dynasty.^[3] Other cadet lines include the Malaspina and Pallavicini families.^[4]

^ ^a ^b Provero, Luigi (2013). Treccani (ed.). Oberto I. Vol. LXXIX. {{cite book}}: |work= ignored (help)
^ ^a ^b Litta, Pompeo (1832). Este (d'). {{cite book}}: |work= ignored (help)
^ Currò Troiano, Carmelo; Caputo, Don Salvatore. International Commission and Association of Nobility (ed.). Memories of the House of Este in England (PDF). Retrieved June 5, 2019.
^ Pivano, Silvio (1935). Treccani (ed.). Obertenghi. {{cite book}}: |work= ignored (help)

[Oberto-1] Provero, Luigi (2013). Treccani (ed.). Oberto I. Vol. LXXIX. {{cite book}}: |work= ignored (help)

[Este-2] Litta, Pompeo (1832). Este (d'). {{cite book}}: |work= ignored (help)

[3] Currò Troiano, Carmelo; Caputo, Don Salvatore. International Commission and Association of Nobility (ed.). Memories of the House of Este in England (PDF). Retrieved June 5, 2019.

[4] Pivano, Silvio (1935). Treccani (ed.). Obertenghi. {{cite book}}: |work= ignored (help)

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