▁ 9 3 2 × 9 3 6 , ▁died ▁ 9 7 1 × 9 7 5 ) ▁was ▁the ▁king ▁of ▁Italy ▁from ▁ 9 5 0 ▁until ▁ 9 6 1 , ▁r uling ▁joint ly ▁with ▁his ▁father , ▁Ber eng ar ▁II . ▁After ▁their ▁de position , ▁Ad al bert ▁continued ▁to ▁claim ▁the ▁Italian ▁kingdom ▁until ▁his ▁defeat ▁in ▁battle ▁by ▁the ▁forces ▁of ▁Otto ▁I ▁in ▁ 9 6 5 . ▁Since ▁he ▁was ▁the ▁second ▁Ad al bert ▁in ▁his ▁family , ▁the ▁An scar ids , ▁he ▁is ▁sometimes ▁number ed ▁Ad al bert ▁II . ▁His ▁name ▁is ▁occasionally , ▁especially ▁in ▁older ▁works , ▁short ened ▁to ▁Albert . ▁ ▁Acc ession ▁Ad al bert ▁was ▁born ▁between ▁ 9 3 2 ▁and ▁ 9 3 6 , ▁the ▁son ▁of ▁Ber eng ar , ▁then ▁marg ra ve ▁of ▁I v rea , ▁and ▁W illa , ▁daughter ▁of ▁B oso , ▁marg ra ve ▁of ▁T usc any . ▁ ▁In ▁ 9 5 0 , ▁he ▁and ▁his ▁father ▁were ▁simultaneously ▁elected ▁by ▁the ▁high ▁nob ility ▁to ▁succeed ▁King ▁L oth ar ▁II ▁of ▁Italy . ▁They ▁were ▁crown ed ▁together ▁in ▁the ▁bas il ica ▁of ▁Saint ▁Michael ▁in ▁P avia ▁on ▁ 1 5 ▁December . ▁Ber eng ar ▁tried ▁to ▁force ▁L oth air ' s ▁wid ow , ▁Ad ela ide , ▁to ▁marry ▁Ad al bert ▁and ▁c ement ▁their ▁claim ▁to