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 of Guy II of Spoleto.^[1]

In either 888, when his father was crowned King of France, or 889, when his father was crowned King 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 conquered Benevento from the eastern Romans and made himself prince there (895). He offered the regency of his conquered principality to Guaimar I of Salerno, the husband of his sister Itta, but Guaimar was captured en route to Benevento by Adelfer, the gastald of Avellino. 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 the Tiber by agents of Alberic, who seized Spoleto and set himself up as duke.

Notes[]

^ His parentage is highly disputed. He is referred to as a son of Guy III of Spoleto and Ageltrude"Archived copy". Archived from the original on 2007-10-01. Retrieved 2009-04-29.{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: archived copy as title (link) and also of one Conrad, count of Lecco.Guaimar I of Salerno He is called both a first cousin and a brother of Lambert II of Spoleto."Archived copy". Archived from the original on 2007-10-01. Retrieved 2009-04-29.{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: archived copy as title (link) Thus, his exact relationship to the emperors Guy and Lambert and to the Empress Ageltrude is uncertain.

Sources[]

Caravale, Mario (ed). Dizionario Biografico degli Italiani: LX Grosso – Guglielmo da Forlì. Rome, 2003.
Caravale, Mario (ed). Dizionario Biografico degli Italiani: LXI Guglielmo Gonzaga – Javobini. Rome, 2003.
Lexikon des Mittelalters: Wido IV. Herzog von Spoleto (882/83-897).

Italian nobility
Preceded by Lambert II	Duke of Spoleto 889–897	Succeeded by Alberic I
Preceded by Lambert II	Margrave of Camerino 889–897	Succeeded by Alberic I
Vacant Byzantine rule Title last held by Ursus	Prince of Benevento 895–897	Succeeded by Radelchis II

[1] His parentage is highly disputed. He is referred to as a son of Guy III of Spoleto and Ageltrude"Archived copy". Archived from the original on 2007-10-01. Retrieved 2009-04-29.{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: archived copy as title (link) and also of one Conrad, count of Lecco.Guaimar I of Salerno He is called both a first cousin and a brother of Lambert II of Spoleto."Archived copy". Archived from the original on 2007-10-01. Retrieved 2009-04-29.{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: archived copy as title (link) Thus, his exact relationship to the emperors Guy and Lambert and to the Empress Ageltrude is uncertain.

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