The Aleramici were a medieval family of Italian nobility which ruled various northwestern counties and marches from the tenth to the fourteenth century. The founder of the family was William I of Montferrat, a Frank, who came over to Italy in 888 or 889 to aid his fellow Frank Guy III of Spoleto in a quest for the Iron Crown of Lombardy. His son Aleram was the first to carry the title marchio or margrave. For other uses, see Franks (disambiguation). ... Events January 13: With the death of Charles the Fat, the Frankish kingdom is split again, and this time permanently. ... Events End of Strathclyde as a fully independent kingdom. ... Guy III (d. ... The Iron Crown of Lombardy (Corona Ferrea) is both a reliquary and one of the most ancient royal insignia of Europe. ...

By the twelfth century, the Aleramici were one of the most considerable in Lombardy, related to the Capetians and the Hohenstaufen. Members of the family participated frequently in the Crusades, and became kings and queens of Jerusalem. They also married into the Byzantine imperial families of Comnenus, Angelus, and Palaeologus and, as a result of the Fourth Crusade, founded the Latin Kingdom of Thessalonica. Lombardy (Italian: Lombardia, Lombard: Lumbardìa) is one of the 20 Regions of Italy. ... It has been suggested that this article or section be merged with House of Capet. ... Arms of the Hohenstaufen Dynasty The Hohenstaufen (or the Staufer(s)) were a dynasty of Kings of Germany, many of whom were also crowned Holy Roman Emperor and Dukes of Swabia. ... The Siege of Antioch, from a medieval miniature painting, during the First Crusade. ... This is a list of Kings of Jerusalem, from 1099 to 1291, as well as claimants to the title up to the present day. ... Byzantine Empire at its greatest extent c. ... Byzantine emperor Alexius I Comnenus The Comnenus or Komnenos family was an important dynasty in the history of the Byzantine Empire. ... This is a list of the Emperors of the late Eastern Roman Empire, called Byzantine by modern historians. ... The Double-headed eagle, emblem of the Paleologus dynasty and the Byzantine Empire. ... The Entry of the Crusaders into Constantinople (Eugène Delacroix, 1840). ... The Kingdom of Thessalonica was a short-lived Crusader State founded after the Fourth Crusade over the conquered Greek lands. ...

The family ruled Montferrat until 1305 and Saluzzo from 1175 to 1548. The family had many collateral lines (such as the Del Carretto and the Lancia) and was related by marriage to many others (Del Vasto and Palaeologus). Montferrat was a marquisate in Lombardy during the Middle Ages. ... Events August 5 - English troops capture William Wallace Wenceslas III becomes king of Bohemia Archbishop of Bordeaux, Bertrand de Got, was elected as Pope Clement V. Philip IV of France accused the Knights Templar of heresy. ... Saluzzo is a town in Cuneo province, Piedmont region. ... Events Ruaidri Ua Conchobair (Rory OConner), last High King of Ireland, submits to Henry II as vassal of Ireland with the Treaty of Windsor Ly Cao Ton becomes ruler of Vietnam William of Tyre becomes archbishop of Tyre Massacre of Abergavenny ends with several noblemen dead at the hands... Events Mary I of Scotland sent to France Births September 2 - Vincenzo Scamozzi, Italian architect (died 1616) September 29 - William V, Duke of Bavaria (died 1626) Francesco Andreini, Italian actor (died 1624) Giordano Bruno, Italian philosopher, astronomer, and occultist (burned at the stake) 1600 (died 1600) Honda Tadakatsu, Japanese general... Lancia (Lan-cha) is an Italian automobile manufacturer founded in 1906 by Vincenzo Lancia and which became part of the Fiat group in 1969. ... The Double-headed eagle, emblem of the Paleologus dynasty and the Byzantine Empire. ...