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.
Aliases (5)
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"
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| birthPlace |
likely Mantua region
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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
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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 |
Walk to Canossa
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surface form: "Meeting at Canossa"
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| knownFor |
commanding armies personally
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large donations of land to the papacy → patronage of monasteries and churches → |
| legacy |
important figure in Italian national and regional memory
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symbol of papal independence from imperial control → |
| memorial | tomb monument by Gian Lorenzo Bernini in St. Peter's Basilica → |
| mother | Beatrice of Lorraine NERFINISHED → |
| nobleFamily | House of Canossa → |
| notableFor |
defense of papal territories against the Holy Roman Emperors
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military leadership in northern and central Italy → support of the papacy during the Investiture Controversy → |
| opposed |
Henry IV, Holy Roman Emperor
NERFINISHED
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Henry V, Holy Roman Emperor NERFINISHED → |
| participatedIn | Investiture Controversy → |
| reignEnd | 1115 → |
| reignStart | 1052 → |
| religion | Roman Catholicism → |
| residence |
Canossa Castle
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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"
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| supported |
Pope Gregory VII
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Pope Paschal II → Pope Urban II → |
| title |
Matilda of Tuscany
→
surface form: "Countess of Canossa"
Duchess of Spoleto → Imperial Vicar in Italy → Margravine of Tuscany → |
| yearOfEvent | 1077 → |
Referenced by (10)
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"