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Obertenghi

Obertenghi proper noun: collectively, the members of a mediaeval Frankish dynasty of Italian nobility comprising Oberto I and descendants; the dynasty itself.

Proper noun

Obertenghi pl (plural only)

  1. (plural, plural-only) Collectively, the members of a mediaeval Frankish dynasty of Italian nobility comprising Oberto I and descendants; the dynasty itself.
    • In 1187 the marquis of Massa, Guglielmo, burst on the scene in Sardinia; he was the head of one of the four branches of the Obertenghi clan and was supported by the commune of Pisa.1995, David Abulafia, The New Cambridge Medieval History: Volume 5, C.1198-c.1300, Cambridge University Press, page 449
    • Crucially, the Welf family also held extensive lands in Emilia and Lombardy, through its links to the Italian clan of the Obertenghi, which had formerly produced many diehard imperialists.2008, David J. Hay, The Military Leadership of Matilda of Canossa, 1046-1115, Manchester University Press, page 125

Origin of Obertenghi

Borrowed from Italian Obertenghi.

Questions about Obertenghi

What does Obertenghi mean?
Obertenghi means collectively, the members of a mediaeval Frankish dynasty of Italian nobility comprising Oberto I and descendants; the dynasty itself.
What part of speech is Obertenghi?
Obertenghi is a proper noun.

Words near Obertenghi in the dictionary

  1. oberrations
  2. Oberrieden
  3. Oberrüti
  4. Obers
  5. Oberstaufen
  6. Obertenghi
  7. Oberth effect
  8. Oberti
  9. Oberts
  10. Oberwald
  11. obes

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