margrave
Italian nobleman
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Ulric Manfred II or Manfred Ulric was the count of Turin and marquis of Susa in the early 11th century. He was the last male margrave from the Arduinid dynasty. Ulric Manfred's daughter, Adelaide, inherited the majority of his property. Through marriage to Adelaide, Otto of Savoy, a younger son of Count Humbert I of Savoy, became margrave of Turin. Their descendants would later comprise the House of Savoy, who ruled Sardinia and Italy.
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