Guglielmo Spinola
Guglielmo Spinola was a Genoese nobleman, son of the consul Oberto Spinola, and the founder of the Spinola di Luccoli branch. He held the consulate of Genoa in 1208, 1212 and 1216.
As a Ghibelline and imperial feudatory he held Busalla in the upper Scrivia valley and allied with Emperor Frederick II Hohenstaufen. In 1242 the Genoese Guelphs besieged the fief of Busalla, conquering the whole district and forcing him into exile.