Berengar I of Italy

Berengar I (c. 845 – 7 April 924) is the King of Italy from 887, and Holy Roman Emperor after 915, until his death.

He is usually known as Berengar of Friuli, since he ruled the March of Friuli from 874 until at least 890, but he had lost control of the region by 896.

Berengar rises to become one of the most influential laymen in the empire of Charles the Fat, and he is elected to replace Charles in Italy after the latter's deposition in November 887.

His long reign of 36 years sees him opposed by no less than seven other claimants to the Italian throne.

His reign is usually characterized as "troubled" because of the many competitors for the crown and because of the arrival of Magyar raiders in Western Europe.

He is the last emperor before Otto the Great is crowned in 962, after a 38-year interregnum.

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