The House of Canossa was an Italian noble family from Lucca holding the castle of Canossa, from the early tenth to the early twelfth century.
Sigifred of Lucca built the castle at Canossa around 940. Adalbert Atto appears in Canossa in time to give refuge to Queen Adelaide when she was fleeing Berengar II and Willa in 955.
Last ruler of the dynasty was Matilda of Tuscany (c. 1046 – 1115). Her court became a refuge for many displaced persons during the turmoil of the investiture dispute and experienced a cultural boom. In 1111 Matilda was reportedly crowned Imperial Vicar and Vice-Queen of Italy by Henry V, Holy Roman Emperor. With her death, the House of Canossa became extinct in 1115.
her ancestral castle ofCanossa), also referred to as la Gran Contessa ("the Great Countess"), was a member of the HouseofCanossa (also known as the Attonids)...
descendants of the Counts ofCanossa. Boniface III, 1027–1052 Frederick, 1052–1055 Matilda, 1055–1115 Beatrice of Bar, 1052–1069 (regent as mother of Frederick...
the lands of Mantua from the Middle Ages to the early modern period. From 970 to 1115, the Counts of Mantua were members of the HouseofCanossa. During...
Road to Canossa or Humiliation ofCanossa (Italian: L'umiliazione di Canossa), or, sometimes, the Walk to Canossa (German: Gang nach Canossa/Kanossa)...
Prangarda ofCanossa (died after 991), was a northern Italian noblewoman. Prangarda was a member of the HouseofCanossa. Her father was Adalbert Atto of Canossa...
allied his family with the HouseofCanossa by marrying his heir, Manfred I to Prangarda, daughter of Adalbert Atto ofCanossa. The family later drew itself...
1012), of the HouseofCanossa, was the count of Brescia from 980, Modena, Ferrara, and Reggio from 981, and Mantua from 1006. He used the title of margrave...
the first Count ofCanossa and founder of that noble house which eventually was to play a determinant role in the political settling of Regnum Italicum...
Magdalena di Canossa (1 March 1774 – 10 April 1835) was an Italian professed religious and foundress of the two Canossian congregations. Magdalena was...
Sigifred of Lucca (also Sigefred, Siegfried) (died after 940) was a Lombard nobleman and the progenitor of the HouseofCanossa. Donizo, the 12th-century...
Castle ofCanossa is a castle in Canossa, province of Reggio Emilia, northern Italy, especially known for being the location of the Road to Canossa, the...
heirs, upon payment of a tribute. The decline of the HouseofCanossa was consumed with the death of the great countess Matilda ofCanossa in 1115, just as...
The grand duchy passed to the Houseof Lorraine, and then, to its cadet branch, the Houseof Habsburg-Lorraine. The Houseof Habsburg-Lorraine ruled Tuscany...
belonged to and the HouseofCanossa. Bonizo was an Italian cleric who became the bishop of Sutri in 1078. As a Patarene supporter of Pope Gregory VII and...
Church to the HouseofCanossa, but at the death of Matilda of Tuscany in 1115 it became a free commune. During the 12th century the history of the town was...
became a possession of Boniface ofCanossa, marquis of Toscana. The last ruler of the family was the countess Matilde ofCanossa (died 1115), who, according...
Canossa College (Chinese: 嘉諾撒書院) is a Catholic, all-girls' school, founded in 1959. Canossa College is funded by the Government as a subsidised school...
are a family of two Catholic religious institutes and three affiliated lay associations that trace their origin to Magdalen ofCanossa, a religious sister...
certain Tuscan citizens pleaded that status against the claims of the HouseofCanossa. Cavanna, Adriano. Fara, sala, arimannia nella storia di un vico...
The Early History of the Houseof Savoy: 1000-1233. Cambridge at the University Press. A. Creber, ‘Women at Canossa. The Role of Elite Women in the Reconciliation...
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