Theophylact I, Count of Tusculum

I. Theophylact of Tusculum ( * before 864, † 924/925 ) was a Roman senator and consul.

Life

First mentioned in 901 as Palatinate judge Emperor Louis III. , Theophylact made ​​its appearance on the return of Pope Sergius III. , Possibly one of his relatives, in the years 903/ 04. As papal vestararius ( financial manager ) and magister militum ( military commanders ), he was leader of the city since Roman nobility with great influence on the papal policy, especially by his wife Theodora of Tusculum and his daughter Marozia. Liutprand of Cremona latter wrote to Pope Sergius III a relationship. to, the later Pope John XI. was sprung. Since 905 Theophylact also wore the title dux Romanorum and senator ( Senator of the Romans ).

After the death of Pope Sergius III. he promoted an alliance of Pope John X. with the southern neighbors against the Arabs who repeatedly threatened the Italian coast. In August 915, a Spoleto befehligtes by him and his son Alberic I. army defeated the Arabs at Garigliano. Theophylakts merit is the consolidation of the situation in central Italy. Some certificates also highlight his and his family's efforts to find a religious revival. Theophylact on the Tusculans led back their origin.