- Guy IV of Spoleto
Guy IV ("Guido" or "Wido"; assassinated 897) was the duke of Spoleto and Camerino from 889 and
prince of Benevento from 895. He was the son ofGuy II of Spoleto . [His parentage is highly disputed. He is referred to as a son ofGuy III of Spoleto andAgeltrude [http://www.genealogie-mittelalter.de/widonen_fraenkisches_adelsgeschlecht/wido_4_herzog_von_spoleto_897/wido_4_herzog_von_spoleto_+_897.html] and also of one Conrad, count of Lecco. [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Guaimar_I_of_Salerno] He is called both a first cousin and a brother ofLambert II of Spoleto . [http://www.genealogie-mittelalter.de/widonen_fraenkisches_adelsgeschlecht/wido_4_herzog_von_spoleto_897/wido_4_herzog_von_spoleto_+_897.html] Thus, his exact relationship to the emperors Guy and Lambert and to the Empress Ageltrude is uncertain.]In either 888, when his father was crowned
King of France , or 889, when his father was crownedKing of Italy , Guy was granted the duchies of Spoleto and Camerino. Though his father never secured the French kingdom, he did maintain his Italian crown and thus happily divested himself of his responsibilities in Spoleto itself, the hereditary possession of his family. Guy was a capable warrior and leader. He conqueredBenevento from the Greeks and made himself prince there (895). He offered the regency of his conquered principality toGuaimar I of Salerno , the husband of his sister Itta, but Guaimar was captured "en route" to Benevento by Adelfer, thegastald ofAvellino . Guy had to go down and besiege Avellino to get his release.After reigning in Benevento for a year and eight months, Guy travelled to
Rome to meet the Emperor Lambert. He was murdered on theTiber by agents of Alberic, who seized Spoleto and set himself up as duke.Notes
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* [http://www.genealogie-mittelalter.de/widonen_fraenkisches_adelsgeschlecht/wido_4_herzog_von_spoleto_897/wido_4_herzog_von_spoleto_+_897.html "Lexikon des Mittelalters": Wido IV. Herzog von Spoleto (882/83-897).]
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