Suppo II
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For the second Suppo who was Duke of Spoleto, see Suppo II of Spoleto.
Suppo II was a member of the Supponid family and was related to Engelberga, the empress of Louis II. He was Count of Parma, Asti, and Turin. Along with his cousin, Suppo III, he was the chief lay magnate in Italy during Louis's reign.
His father was Adelchis of Spoleto and his mother is unknown. He himself had fours sons: Adelchis, Arding, Boso, and Wifred. He also left a daughter, Bertila, who married Berengar I of Italy.
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- Wickham, Chris. Early Medieval Italy: Central Power and Local Society 400-1000. MacMillan Press: 1981.
