page_title: Conrad Malaspina (The Old)
section_title: The birth of the “Spino Secco” branch
hierarchical_section_title: Conrad Malaspina (The Old) / The birth of the “Spino Secco” branch
caption_attribution_description: Italiano: Veduta del borgo di Mulazzo (MS)
context_page_description: Conrad Malaspina, also known as L’Antico or The Old was an Italian nobleman who lived in the 12th century.
  There is no certainty about Conrad's birthdate but most historians agree that it is around 1180, his death date is also uncertain but it is speculated to be around July 1254.
  Conrad was the forefather of the "Spino Secco" branch of the Malaspina family.
  Conrad Malaspina's achievements were of fundamental importance for the way Italian territories were shaped.
  He had very close relationships with Emperor Frederick II as well as many intellectuals and political figures of the time.
context_section_description: Between April and August 1221 Conrad and his cousin Obizzo, son of Conrad’s uncle Gugliemo, carried out the first separation of the family’s patrimonial assets.
  The Malaspina’s family domain was divided in two parts, one belonged to Conrad, who is the founder of the Spino Secco branch, the other belonged to Obizzo, who started the Spino Fiorito branch (Blooming Thorn).
  Such division was preceded by the preventive splitting of Alberto Malaspina’s heredity between uncle Guglielmo Malaspina and Conrad.
  Upon request, Emperor Frederic the second in 1220 confirmed the validity of the solution regarding the division of the land owned by Conrad and Obizzo in the territories of Liguria, Lombardy and of Lunigiana.
  Conrad was entrusted with lands in the “Appennino Lombardo”, amongst which: Val Trebbia (valley of the river Trebbia) and the castle of Pregola; in Lunigiana he occupied Mulazzo and the lands on the right of the Magra river.
caption: the city of Mulazzo
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