Ptolemy II of Tusculum
Ptolemy II.
The younger Ptolemy entered the political scene of central Italy for the first time in 1117, when he appears as joint count with his father and is given in marriage to Bertha, illegitimate daughter of
Octavii
, a claim Ptolemy continued. The counts were also confirmed in their possession of all the territory of the Consul Gregory, Ptolemy I's grandfather.
When the
Tivoli. There, Lothair confirmed all of Ptolemy's possessions and his title of "Prince of Latium." In turn, Ptolemy gave his son Raino
over to the emperor as a pledge of loyalty.
On 8 April 1149,
king of France
did nothing to help the pontiff. On 7 November, Eugene left Tusculum.
In Ptolemy's latter years, his house declined. In 1141, Bertha died and the tie to the old imperial family was broken. Ptolemy married a
Volscia
after the destruction of Tusculum in 1191.
Notes
- ^ Also Bartholomew, which means "son of Ptolemy."
Sources
- Gregorovius, Ferdinand. Rome in the Middle Ages Vol. IV Part 1. 1905.