The Widonids , also called Guidonids , or Lambertiner , after their leading names , were an Italian family of Frankish origin prominent in the ninth century. They were descended from Guy of Nantes , whose origins were Austrasian . They were an aggressive dynasty, expanding their base of power into the Papal States , ever loyal to the Empire and never the Papacy . They were related to the Carolingians in the female line and one even made a claim to the throne of France on that basis. The Widonids and the Rorgonids competed for control of the Breton March through much of the ninth century.
3-642: The first member of the family to attain prominence was Lambert 's son Guy I , who was made duke of Spoleto by the Emperor Lothair I in 842. He was active in Lotharingia and Italy, even marrying a local Lombard woman, Itta (or Itana), the daughter of Sico of Benevento . His descendants continued to rule Spoleto until 897. The most famous Guidoni were Guy III and his son Lambert II . Both became kings of Italy and emperors . Guy IV of Spoleto also became Duke of Benevento . One member, Fulk
6-911: The Pious in 818 against the Bretons , who had proclaimed Morvan Lez-Breizh their king. In 822, a new Breton chief Wiomarc'h rebelled, but submitted in May 825 at Aachen . On his return to Brittany, Lambert had him assassinated. In 831, Lambert joined the rebellion of Lothair I against Louis and was exiled across the Alps , where he was given the Duchy of Spoleto in 834. He was one of many among Lothair's entourage to die in an epidemic of 836. Lambert married firstly Itta, who bore his eventual successor in Nantes, Lambert II . Subsequently, he married Adelaide of Lombardy ,
9-719: The Venerable , was even archbishop of Rheims , assisting Guy III in making a claim on the French crown. This biography of a member of a European royal house is a stub . You can help Misplaced Pages by expanding it . Lambert I of Nantes Lambert I (died 836) was the Count of Nantes and Prefect of the Breton March between 818 and 831 and Duke of Spoleto between 834 and 836. Lambert succeeded his father Guy . Lambert participated in an expedition undertaken by Louis
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