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Berengar II (King of Italy)

Type Figure Region Italy Time c. 900–966 Also known as Berengar II、Berengar II of Ivrea、Berengar of Ivrea、Berengario II

Berengar II (c. 900–966) was Margrave of Ivrea and claimed the title King of Italy from 950 to 961;…

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  1. c. 923–950Ivrea · PiedmontHe inherited his father's control of Ivrea and from the 940s allied with Italian nobles against King Hugh and Lothair II, laying the groundwork for his later seizure of the crown.
  2. 950–961Pavia · LombardyCrowned at Pavia in 950, he co-ruled with his son Adalbert; in 952 he acknowledged Otto I's overlordship, later rebelled repeatedly and invaded the Papal States in 960, and was deposed by Otto in 961.
  3. 961–966Germany (place of imprisonment) · GermanyAfter 961 he went into exile and resisted; after surrendering in 964 he was taken to Germany and imprisoned, dying in 966. His failure consolidated the Ottonian dynasty's control of the Italian crown.

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