▁son ▁named ▁Lam bert . ▁ ▁Early ▁life ▁Guy ▁was ▁the ▁second ▁son ▁of ▁Guy ▁I ▁of ▁S pole to ▁ ▁and ▁I tta , ▁daughter ▁of ▁S ico ▁of ▁B ene vent o . ▁Guy ▁I ▁was ▁the ▁son ▁of ▁Lam bert ▁I ▁of ▁N antes ▁and ▁his ▁second ▁wife , ▁Ad ela ide ▁of ▁Lomb ard y , ▁who ▁was ▁a ▁daughter ▁of ▁Char lemagne ' s ▁second ▁el dest ▁son , ▁P ep in ▁of ▁Italy . ▁In ▁ 8 4 2 , ▁the ▁former ▁Duch y ▁of ▁S pole to , ▁which ▁had ▁been ▁don ated ▁to ▁the ▁Pap acy ▁by ▁Char lemagne , ▁was ▁res ur rect ed ▁by ▁the ▁Fran ks ▁to ▁be ▁held ▁against ▁By z antine ▁cat ap ans ▁to ▁the ▁south , ▁as ▁a ▁Frank ish ▁border ▁territory ▁by ▁a ▁dependent ▁marg ra ve . ▁ ▁Con sequently , ▁Guy ’ s ▁family ▁had ▁been ▁important ▁players ▁in ▁Italian ▁politics ▁since ▁the ▁early ▁nin th ▁century . ▁ ▁Although ▁in ▁ 8 7 6 ▁Guy ▁and ▁his ▁elder ▁brother , ▁Lam bert , ▁Duke ▁of ▁S pole to , ▁had ▁been ▁commission ed ▁by ▁Charles ▁the ▁Bald ▁to ▁accomp any ▁Pope ▁John ▁VIII ▁to ▁Nap les ▁to ▁break ▁up ▁the ▁al li ances ▁that ▁many ▁of ▁the ▁southern ▁Lomb ard ▁states ▁had ▁made ▁with ▁the ▁Sar ac ens , ▁the ▁family ’ s ▁interests ▁were ▁generally ▁host ile ▁to ▁the ▁pap acy , ▁a ▁policy ▁that ▁Guy ▁initially ▁followed . ▁▁▁ ▁With ▁Lam bert