Manfred II Lancia

Manfred II Lancia (c. 1190–c. 1257), eldest son of Manfred I, was margrave of Busca but made his career as Frederick II's commander. Imperial representative in Piedmont from 1216, he campaigned in Sicily and probably in Germany, and in 1238 became imperial vicar over Piedmont and Liguria.

Excommunicated with Frederick by Innocent IV in 1245, he fought at Parma and in 1248 defended Vittoria camp, nearly dying in a raid by the people of Parma. After Frederick's death in 1250, Conrad IV favoured Oberto Pelavicino and treated the Lancia family harshly.

Manfred joined the Guelphs in 1252 and in 1253 took charge of Milan. He died at Asti c. 1257 after losing Alessandria.