Matilda of Tuscany

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Matilda of Tuscany was an influential 11th-century Italian noblewoman and military leader who played a key role in supporting the papacy against the Holy Roman Emperors during the Investiture Controversy.

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Predicate Object
instanceOf Catholic
Countess of Tuscany
Italian noble
historical figure
medieval ruler
military leader
noblewoman
alsoKnownAs Matilda of Canossa
linked to: Matilda of Tuscany

Matilda, Countess of Tuscany
linked to: Matilda of Tuscany

Matilde di Canossa
linked to: Matilda of Tuscany
birthPlace likely Mantua region
northern Italy
birthYear c. 1046
burialPlace later reinterred in St. Peter's Basilica, Rome
originally at San Benedetto in Polirone
controlledTerritory Emilia
Lombardy territories
Tuscany
parts of Umbria
countryOfBirth Holy Roman Empire
deathPlace Bondeno di Roncore
deathYear 1115
father Boniface III of Tuscany
fullName Matilda of Tuscany
hadChildren no surviving legitimate children
historicalReputation one of the most powerful women of the Middle Ages in Italy
hostedEvent Meeting at Canossa
linked to: Walk to Canossa
knownFor commanding armies personally
large donations of land to the papacy
patronage of monasteries and churches
legacy important figure in Italian national and regional memory
symbol of papal independence from imperial control
memorial tomb monument by Gian Lorenzo Bernini in St. Peter's Basilica
mother Beatrice of Lorraine
nobleFamily House of Canossa
notableFor defense of papal territories against the Holy Roman Emperors
military leadership in northern and central Italy
support of the papacy during the Investiture Controversy
opposed Henry IV, Holy Roman Emperor
Henry V, Holy Roman Emperor
participatedIn Investiture Controversy
reignEnd 1115
reignStart 1052
religion Roman Catholicism
residence Canossa Castle
Mantua
Reggio Emilia
roleInEvent mediator between Pope Gregory VII and Henry IV at Canossa
spouse Godfrey the Hunchback
Welf V of Bavaria
supported Pope Gregory VII
Pope Paschal II
Pope Urban II
title Countess of Canossa
linked to: Matilda of Tuscany

Duchess of Spoleto
Imperial Vicar in Italy
Margravine of Tuscany
yearOfEvent 1077

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Investiture Controversy involvedPerson Matilda of Tuscany
Walk to Canossa hasNotableFigure Matilda of Tuscany
Pope Gregory VII supportedBy Matilda of Tuscany
Pope Urban II alliedWith Countess Matilda of Tuscany
linked to: Matilda of Tuscany
Henry IV, Holy Roman Emperor opponent Matilda of Tuscany
Matilda of Tuscany fullName Matilda of Tuscany
Matilda of Tuscany alsoKnownAs Matilda of Canossa
linked to: Matilda of Tuscany
Matilda of Tuscany alsoKnownAs Matilde di Canossa
linked to: Matilda of Tuscany
Matilda of Tuscany alsoKnownAs Matilda, Countess of Tuscany
linked to: Matilda of Tuscany
Matilda of Tuscany title Countess of Canossa
linked to: Matilda of Tuscany
Hugh of Cluny closeAssociate Countess Matilda of Tuscany
linked to: Matilda of Tuscany
Conrad, King of Italy supportedBy Matilda of Tuscany
Walk to Canossa hasParticipant Matilda of Tuscany
subject linked to: Canossa
Canossa Castle notableFigureAssociated Matilda of Tuscany
Canossa Castle controlledByIn1077 Matilda of Tuscany
Margraviate of Tuscany notableRuler Matilda of Tuscany
Bondeno di Roncore associatedWith Matilda of Tuscany
House of Canossa notableMember Matilda of Tuscany
Boniface III of Tuscany child Matilda of Tuscany
Boniface III of Tuscany successor Matilda of Tuscany
Godfrey the Hunchback spouse Matilda of Tuscany
Godfrey the Hunchback relative Matilda of Tuscany