Oberto I Pallavicino

Oberto I Pallavicino, nicknamed Pelavicino (1080–1148), was a Lombard feudatory of Busseto, near Parma; his nickname became the family name Pallavicino. In 1116 he courted Emperor Henry V when the emperor entered Italy to claim Matilda of Canossa's inheritance.

From 1124 he held Fontanellato castle and the former Este lands around Soragna. In 1136 he helped found the Cistercian abbey of Chiaravalle della Colomba.

After feuding with his son Delfino, he submitted lands in the Parma region to Piacenza in 1145 and received them back as fiefs in return for homage. War broke out between Parma and Piacenza, and Delfino sided with Parma against him. Oberto died at Busseto in 1148.