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Matilda of Canossa

Type Figure Region Italy Time c. 1046–1115 Also known as 玛蒂尔达、托斯卡纳的玛蒂尔达、Canossa Matilda

Matilda was the heiress of the Canossa family in Italy, inheriting Tuscany, Modena, and other extensive lands, becoming one of the most powerful fema…

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  1. c. 1046–1072Canossa · CanossaMatilda lost her father in childhood; her mother Beatrice served as regent and consolidated their holdings, later integrating Tuscany, Modena, and other lands through marriage and inheritance.
  2. 1072–1080Castle of Canossa · Emilia-RomagnaShe openly supported Pope Gregory VII against Emperor Henry IV, and in 1077 at her castle facilitated Henry IV's famous audience seeking the pope's forgiveness, becoming a symbolic event of the Investiture Contests.
  3. 1081–1115Tuscany · TuscanyIn the 1090s she still governed extensive fiefs, repeatedly contending with imperial forces, funding monasteries and church reform, and on her deathbed bequeathed her lands to the Church, strengthening the papal faction in central Italy.

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