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EncyclopediaBerengar IIBerengar II (ber'ing-gur) [key], d. 966, marquis of Ivrea. In 950 he made himself and his son joint kings of Italy, but his great unpopularity and his attempt to force Adelaide, his predecessor's widow, to marry his son, brought the intervention (951) of Otto I of Germany. Berengar swore fealty to Otto in 952. Later he ravaged Italy and intrigued with Pope John XII against Otto, who captured and imprisoned Berengar in 963. The Columbia Electronic Encyclopedia, 6th ed. Copyright © 2007, Columbia University Press. All rights reserved. More on Berengar II from Infoplease:
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