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In 1031 Vulardi, a member of the gefolgschaft of Hupertus Count of Maurienne-Savoie, signed with the Count the endowment charter of Talloires Abbey (France) by the order of Ermengarde, wife of the King of Bourgogne Rudolph III the ignavus. When the German Emperor and King of Bourgogne Konrad II came in Italy in 1037, Vulardi and one of his son Wid der [all] hart the younger were with him. For his faithfulness and courage, Vulardi was rewarded with estates in Torcello (between Milan and Vercelli) and its environs. It was not a savage and uncultivated land, but there were farms surrounded by fields enclosed with hedges, orchards and vineyards. At the death of his father (circa 1042), Wid der [all] hart was then little more than twenty. Born in the midst of troublous time, he was a fierce warrior able to extend and secure his possessions. He was the founder of the Vialardis. His son Vialardo of Casalvolone (living in 1085) was unlike the rude warriors who surrounded him, but he did not fear them and in a few years his authority was acknowledged over almost the whole region. By his marriage with Plusbella (died May 5, 1130), he became owner of turris et cassamenti in Vercelli and his successors one of the most prominent family in town.
According to contemporary writers, there were constant feuds between the nobles, who were grown fierce and turbulent. Widalardus, the only surviving son of Vialardo, built around Vercelli a chain of castles: Villanova, Valdengo, Mosso, Occhieppo, Verrone, Torrione Castle at Sandigliano and Ysengard near Candelo, to control the north-west portion of the plain, an area which has played a key role in North Italy history.
In 1031 Vulardi, a member of the gefolgschaft of Hupertus Count of Maurienne-Savoie, signed with the Count the endowment charter of Talloires Abbey (France) by the order of Ermengarde, wife of the King of Bourgogne Rudolph III the ignavus. When the German Emperor and King of Bourgogne Konrad II came in Italy in 1037, Vulardi and one of his son Wid der [all] hart the younger were with him. For his faithfulness and courage, Vulardi was rewarded with estates in Torcello (between Milan and Vercelli) and its environs. It was not a savage and uncultivated land, but there were farms surrounded by fields enclosed with hedges, orchards and vineyards. At the death of his father (circa 1042), Wid der [all] hart was then little more than twenty. Born in the midst of troublous time, he was a fierce warrior able to extend and secure his possessions. He was the founder of the Vialardis. His son Vialardo of Casalvolone (living in 1085) was unlike the rude warriors who surrounded him, but he did not fear them and in a few years his authority was acknowledged over almost the whole region. By his marriage with Plusbella (died May 5, 1130), he became owner of turris et cassamenti in Vercelli and his successors one of the most prominent family in town.
According to contemporary writers, there were constant feuds between the nobles, who were grown fierce and turbulent. Widalardus, the only surviving son of Vialardo, built around Vercelli a chain of castles: Villanova, Valdengo, Mosso, Occhieppo, Verrone, Torrione Castle at Sandigliano and Ysengard near Candelo, to control the north-west portion of the plain, an area which has played a key role in North Italy history.
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