Back Berengar I. ALS Beorngar Italia Cyning ANG برنغار الأول ملك إيطاليا Arabic برنغار الاول ملك ايطاليا ARZ Берэнгар I Byelorussian Беренгар I Bulgarian Berengar Iañ Italia Breton Berengar I BS Berenguer I d'Itàlia Catalan Berengar I. Czech
| Berengar of Friuli | |
|---|---|
| Emperor of the Romans | |
 Berengar's imperial seal | |
| Emperor in Italy | |
| Reign | 915–924 |
| Coronation | December 915, Rome |
| Predecessor | Louis the Blind |
| Successor | Otto I |
| Born | c. 845 Cividale, Middle Francia |
| Died | 7 April 924 Verona, Kingdom of Italy |
| Spouse | Bertila of Spoleto; Anna |
| Issue | Bertha, Abbess of Santa Giulia in Brescia Gisela, Countess of Ivrea |
| House | Unruochings |
| Father | Eberhard of Friuli |
| Mother | Gisela, daughter of Louis the Pious |
Berengar I (Latin: Berengarius, Perngarius; Italian: Berengario; c. 845 – 7 April 924[1]) was the king of Italy from 887. He was Holy Roman Emperor between 915 and his death in 924. 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.[2]
Berengar rose to become one of the most influential laymen in the empire of Charles the Fat, and he was elected to replace Charles in Italy after the latter's deposition in November 887. His long reign of 36 years saw him opposed by no fewer than seven other claimants to the Italian throne. His reign is usually characterised as troubled because of the many competitors for the crown and because of the arrival of Magyar raiders in Western Europe. His death was followed by an imperial interregnum that lasted 38 years until Otto I was crowned emperor in 962.