Berardo I da Varano

Berardo I da Varano (d. 1329) was the second lord of Camerino, ruling from his father Gentile I's death in 1284, jointly with his brother Rodolfo until 1316. A Guelph condottiere, he fought for Perugia against Foligno in 1288 and served as capitano del popolo of several cities before entering Pope Boniface VIII's service in 1297.

He was elected podestà of San Ginesio in 1300. In 1319 Pope John XXII named him Marquis of Ancona to defend the Papal States in the Marche.

He helped capture Recanati in 1322 but was defeated by the Ghibellines outside Osimo. The jurist and poet Cino da Pistoia took refuge at his court.