Guy I of Spoleto
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Guy I (d.860) was the duke of Spoleto from 842. He was the son of Lambert I of Nantes and travelled with his father in 834 in the entourage of Lothair I. He was given the abbey of Mettlach in Lotharingia in 840, when the Emperor Louis the Pious died.
Guy married Ita (or Itana), daughter of Sico of Benevento. In 843, he interfered in the Beneventan civil war on the side of his brother-in-law Siconulf. He acted as arbiter several times for high fees, but only Lothair's successor, the Emperor Louis II, could end the strife. He joined the emperor in Rome in 846 and assisted in driving the Saracens out of Latium.
In 858, he supported Adhemar of Salerno against the pretensious count of Capua, Lando I, and by his interevention secured the Liri Valley, with Sora and Arpino taken from the count's brother Landenulf of Teano.
| Preceded by Berengar |
Duke of Spoleto 842–860 |
Succeeded by Lambert I |
