Albert Azzo II, Margrave of Milan

Albert Azzo II, Margrave of Milan
Alberto Azzo II depicted in the Genealogia dei principi d'Este (1470s)
BornJanuary/February 997
Modena
Died(1097-08-20)20 August 1097 (aged 100)
Modena
Noble familyEste (founder)
SpousesKunigunde of Altdorf
Garsende of Maine
IssueWelf I
Fulco I
Hugh V
FatherAlbert Azzo I
MotherAdela of Milan

Albert Azzo II (Italian: Alberto Azzo II; January/February 997 – 20 August 1097), Margrave of Milan, and Liguria, Count of Gavello, Padua, Rovigo, Lunigiana, Monselice, and Montagnana, was a powerful nobleman in the Holy Roman Empire. He is considered the founder of House of Este, having been head of the first family to be master of Este, a town of Padua.

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