Opizzo Malaspina

[1] Although there is no certain information, Opizzo's wife is thought to be Caterina di Niccolò Della Volta of Genoa, we know however that she certainly had four children: Franceschino, Bernabò, Isnardo and Alberto.

Moreover, he took over the debt that the family had with Petraccio Belengario and Armando del Rizolo accumulated for the toll of the Trebbia valley.

Despite the family division the two branches continued to act according to a common scenario in the local and international political field.

[8] After confirming the possessions and rights of 1220, Opizzo and Conrad (the old) actively participated in the itinerant curia of Frederick II in northern and central Italy supporting his campaigns but not with a leading role.

[11] The following years were marked by the contention of the village of Pontremoli, lost with the previous defeat and that the Malaspinas reconquered in 1249 thanks also to the rediscovered relationship of Opizzo with Conrad.