Born in Modena, Italy
Ancestors 
Son of Alberto (Este) d'Este
and [mother unknown]
[sibling(s) unknown]
Husband of
Kunigunde (Bayern) Este
— married
1035 [location unknown]
Husband of
Gersende (Maine) du Maine
— married
before 1051 [location unknown]
Descendants 
Died
at about age 101
in Vangadizza monastery
Profile last modified
| Created 3 May 2012
This page has been accessed 6,798 times.
Contents |
Biography
Alberto Azzo II, Marchese d'Este (996 - after 13 Apr in 1097 Vangadizza monastery).
Titles
- Conte di Luni.[1]
- Marchese d'Este
Parents
- Father: Alberto Azzo I, Conte di Luni (d. 1029; father: Oberto II).[2]
- Mother: Adela (d. after 1012; father Oberto).[3]
Marriage
m.1 (1035) Kunigunde von Altdorf (1020 - 31 Mar ante 1055; p. Welf II, Graf von Altdorf and Irmtrud im Moselgau [Wigeriche]). Issue: 1
- Welf IV a.k.a. Welf I, Duke of Bavaria
m.2 (1049/51) Gersend du Maine (b. 1025/35; father: Heribert I "Euigilans Canis/Eveille-chien," Comte du Maine). Issue: 2
- Ugo d'Este a.k.a. Hugues V, Comte du Maine (d. 1131)
- m. (1078, repudiated) Eria of Apulia (p. Robert "Guiscard/Weasel," Duke of Apulia and Sichelgaita di Salerno.)
- Folco I d'Este. (d. 15 Dec 1128). [4]
Mistress
mistress.1: Matilda (bros: Guglielmo Vescovo).[5] Issue: 1.
- Adelasia.[6]
- m. Guglielmo I Adelardi (p. unknown).
Sources
Is Azzo II your ancestor? Please don't go away!
Login to collaborate or comment, or
ask our community of genealogists a question.
Login to collaborate or comment, or ask our community of genealogists a question.
Sponsored Search by Ancestry.com
DNA
No known carriers of Azzo II's DNA have taken a DNA test. Have you taken a test? If so, login to add it. If not, see our friends at Ancestry DNA.
No known carriers of Azzo II's DNA have taken a DNA test. Have you taken a test? If so, login to add it. If not, see our friends at Ancestry DNA.
View newspaper mentions & more for Alberto Welf.
Sponsored Search
This week's featured connections are Canadian notables: Azzo II is 29 degrees from Donald Sutherland, 27 degrees from Robert Carrall, 27 degrees from George Étienne Cartier, 31 degrees from Viola Desmond, 39 degrees from Dan George, 27 degrees from Wilfrid Laurier, 26 degrees from Charles Monck, 27 degrees from Norma Shearer, 34 degrees from David Suzuki, 30 degrees from Gilles Villeneuve, 32 degrees from Angus Walters and 29 degrees from Fay Wray on our single family tree. Login to see how you relate to 33 million family members.
"Azzo II married Kunigunde (also called Chuniza), the daughter of Welf II, Count of Altdorf, in 1035/6.[4] Azzo's son with Chuniza, Welf, moved first to Carinthia and then to Bavaria, giving rise to one of the most important families in European history, the Guelphs.
With his first wife, Kunigunde (also called Chuniza) had one known child:
Welf (died November 6, 1101, Paphos) Duke of Bavaria from 1070 to 1077 and from 1096 to his death who was the first member of the Welf branch of the House of Este.[6] With his second wife, Garsende, Azzo had two known sons:
Fulco I, Margrave of Milan (died 1128), ancestor of the Italian branch of the House of Este[7] Hugh V, Count of Maine (died 1131), had no issue. Some sources say he also married Vitalia Orseolo, daughter of Peter Orseolo. They had a daughter: Itta.
He had an extra-marital affair with, or perhaps married,[8] Matilda, sister of William/Guglielmo, Bishop of Pavia (r.1069-1102/3), with whom he had a daughter named Adelasia, who married Guglielmo Adelardi.[9]"
edited by Tamara (Killian) Ledkins