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Matilda of Tuscany (Italian: Matilde di Toscana; Latin: Matilda or Mathilda; c. 1046 – 24 July 1115), or Matilda of Canossa (Italian: Matilde di Canossa [maˈtilde di kaˈnɔssa]), also referred to as la Gran Contessa ("the Great Countess"), was a member of the House of Canossa (also known as the Attonids) in the second half of the eleventh century.
The eldest child, Beatrice, died in 1053, shortly after Boniface. The only son, Frederick, succeeded his father, but died soon after. The youngest child was Matilda, who inherited the great patrimony from Frederick. Beatrice was Regent of Tuscany from 1052 until her death in 1076, during the minority of and in co-regency with, Matilda.
The Tomb of Countess Matilda of Tuscany is a large sculptural memorial designed by the Italian artist Gianlorenzo Bernini and executed by Bernini and various other sculptors. It was commissioned by Pope Urban VIII in 1633 and was destined for St. Peter's, Rome, where it still sits now.
Godfrey and Matilda had only one child, Beatrice, who was born in 1071 and died the same year. From 1071 onwards, Godfrey lived apart from his wife. The two spouses were on opposite sides in the Investiture Controversy : Matilda was a partisan of Pope Gregory VII and Godfrey of Emperor Henry IV .
During the tenth century another Supponid daughter, Hildegard, married Adalbert-Atto of Canossa and they were the paternal great-grandparents of Matilda of Tuscany, who became one of the most important governing figures of the Italian Middle Ages. [2] The Supponid family is not documented often after the middle of the tenth century.
Arduino della Palude was the military tutor of Matilda of Tuscany in the late eleventh century. He taught her to ride a horse, carry a lance and pike, and wield an axe and sword. He taught her to ride a horse, carry a lance and pike, and wield an axe and sword.
Robert was the eldest son of William the Conqueror, the first Norman king of England and Matilda of Flanders. [2] Estimates of Robert's birth-date range between 1051 and 1053. [ 3 ] As a child he was betrothed to Margaret, the heiress of Maine , but she died before they could be wed, [ 4 ] and Robert did not marry until his late forties.
The term "Terre Matildiche" is used to refer to the group of territories that was ruled by the countess Matilda of Tuscany. Territories. Canossa (cultural capital) [1]