Marchese Manfredo Udalrico DI SUSA e di Torino
- Born: 992, Susa, Torino, Italy
- Married: 1014
- Died: 29 Oct 1034, Turin, Italy
- Buried: cathedral of San Giovanni, Turin, Italy
Research Notes:
His parentage is confirmed by a charter dated 1029 under which "Alricus…Astensis Ecclesiæ Episcopus et Odelricus qui et Magenfridus…Marchio germanus et filii bone memorie itemque Magnifredi…Marchionis, et Berta…Comitissa, jugales, filia quondam Autberti…Marchionis" founded the monastery of Segusini Sancti Justi.
He succeeded his father in [1000] as MANFREDO UDALRICO Marchese di Susa and Turin. "Otto…Romanorum imperator augustus" confirmed the possessions of "Odelrico marchioni qui Mainfredus nominatur" and granted him immunities by charter dated 31 Jul 1001 on the petition of "Hugonis marchionis". "Alrici Episcopi et Olderico qui et Magnifredi Marchio germani" sold "castro…Lesegno" to "Ayfredus præsbiter filius quondam Rodulphi" by charter dated 1013. "Oldericus Maginfredus marchio f. quondam…Maginfredi marchionis et Berta comitissa jugales filia q. Obberti marchionis" sold property "in comitatu Parmensi, Placensiensi, Ticinensi, Tortonensi, Vercellensi, Aquensi, Astensi, Eporediensi, Torinensi, Oradiensi, Albensi, Avigenensi, Aberganensi, Vigintimiliensi" to "Sigifredo presbitero filio q. Adelgisi", with "notitia propinquorum Tarentum suorum, id est Adalberti marchionis germani sui et Alberti infantis nepotis sui", by charter dated 6 Jun 1021. He opposed the election of Konrad II King of Germany in 1024 and invited Guillaume Duke of Aquitaine to take the Italian crown. "Odelricus Maginfredus marchio et Berta comitidssa" founded the monastery of Segusini Sancti Justi, for the souls of "Ardoini avii, filiorum et filiarum Oldelrici et Bertæ, Adelberti marchionis patris Bertæ, et filiorum eius, Oddonis, Attonis, Vuidonis fratrum, Ardoini et Oddonis patruorum et Ardoini consobrini", by charter dated 9 Jul 1029. "Odelricus qui et Manfredus marchio f. quondam Manfredi marchionis et Berta comitissa jugales f. quondam Autberti marchionis" granted privileges "in comitatibus Taurinensi, Vercellensi, Iporiensi, Astensi, Albensi, Albiganensi, Vigintimiliensi, Parmensi, Placentinensi, Ticinensi, Aquensi" to the monastery of "S. Mariæ et Ss. Solutoris, Adventoris et Octavii braidam juxta Palatium" by charter dated 1031, signed by "Maginfredi march., Adalberti et Opizzoni utriusque marchionis qui Bertæ germane…Cuniberti et Wilelmi seu marchionis…"
The necrology of the monastery of Saints Solutori, Adventori and Octavio in Turin records the death "IV Kal Nov" of "Manfredus marchio". 1
Marriage Information:
Manfredo married Berta D' ESTE, daughter of Oberto II D' ESTE, Conte di Luni, in 1014. (Berta D' ESTE was born about 997 in Este, Tuscany, Italy and died on 29 Dec 1037/40.)
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