Matilda of Tuscany
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Catholic
Countess of Tuscany
Italian noble
historical figure
medieval ruler
military leader
noblewoman
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.
All labels observed (6)
| Label | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| Matilda of Tuscany canonical | 16 |
| Countess Matilda of Tuscany | 2 |
| Countess of Canossa | 1 |
| Matilda of Canossa | 1 |
| Matilda, Countess of Tuscany | 1 |
| Matilde di Canossa | 1 |
Statements (58)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
Catholic
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Countess of Tuscany ⓘ Italian noble ⓘ historical figure ⓘ medieval ruler ⓘ military leader ⓘ noblewoman ⓘ |
| alsoKnownAs |
Matilda of Tuscany
ⓘ
surface form:
Matilda of Canossa
Matilda of Tuscany ⓘ
surface form:
Matilda, Countess of Tuscany
Matilda of Tuscany ⓘ
surface form:
Matilde di Canossa
|
| birthPlace |
likely Mantua region
ⓘ
northern Italy ⓘ |
| birthYear | c. 1046 ⓘ |
| burialPlace |
later reinterred in St. Peter's Basilica, Rome
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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 self-link ⓘ |
| hadChildren | no surviving legitimate children ⓘ |
| historicalReputation | one of the most powerful women of the Middle Ages in Italy ⓘ |
| hostedEvent |
Walk to Canossa
ⓘ
surface form:
Meeting at 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
ⓘ
Duke Welf I of Bavaria ⓘ
surface form:
Welf V of Bavaria
|
| supported |
Pope Gregory VII
ⓘ
Pope Paschal II ⓘ Pope Urban II ⓘ |
| title |
Matilda of Tuscany
self-linksurface differs
ⓘ
surface form:
Countess of Canossa
Duchess of Spoleto ⓘ Imperial Vicar in Italy ⓘ Margravine of Tuscany ⓘ |
| yearOfEvent | 1077 ⓘ |
Referenced by (22)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.
this entity surface form:
Countess Matilda of Tuscany
this entity surface form:
Matilda of Canossa
this entity surface form:
Matilde di Canossa
this entity surface form:
Matilda, Countess of Tuscany
this entity surface form:
Countess of Canossa
this entity surface form:
Countess Matilda of Tuscany
subject surface form:
Walk to Canossa