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Counts Of Canossa
{{Infobox noble house , surname = House of Canossa , native_name = {{Lang-it, Casa Canossa , coat of arms = Coat of arms of the Canossa family.svg , image_size = 180px , caption = Motto: "When the dog will end his bone, House Canossa will end"({{Lang-it, Quando il cane finirà l'ossa, finirà casa Canossa) , type = Noble house , country = Holy Roman Empire , estates = Canossa Castle (seat) , titles = * Margraves of Tuscia * Counts of Mantua * Counts of Lucca * Lords of Parma , founded = {{Start date, c. 910 , founder = Sigifred of Lucca , final ruler = Sigifredo of Canossa , deposition = {{End date, 1115 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 whe ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Motto
A motto (derived from the Latin , 'mutter', by way of Italian , 'word' or 'sentence') is a sentence or phrase expressing a belief or purpose, or the general motivation or intention of an individual, family, social group, or organisation. Mottos (or mottoes) are usually found predominantly in written form (unlike slogans, which may also be expressed orally), and may stem from long traditions of social foundations, or from significant events, such as a civil war or a revolution. A motto may be in any language, but Latin has been widely used, especially in the Western world. Heraldry In heraldry, a motto is often found below the shield in a banderole; this placement stems from the Middle Ages, in which the vast majority of nobles possessed a coat of arms complete with a motto. In the case of Scottish heraldry, it is mandated to appear above the crest. Spanish coats of arms may display a motto in the bordure of the shield. In heraldic literature, the terms 'rallying cry' r ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Sigifred Of Lucca
Sigifred of Lucca (also Sigefred, Siegfried) (died after 940) was a Lombard nobleman and the progenitor of the House of Canossa. Donizo, the 12th-century biographer of the Canossa dynasty, refers to Sigifred as coming from ‘the county of Lucca’ (''de comitatu Lucensis''). Little is known about Sigifred. Although he was from Lucca, he was probably not count of Lucca. He moved from Tuscany to Emilia-Romagna c.924-930 when Hugh of Italy endowed him with lands around Parma. Sigifred also gained control of lands around Brescia. With his wife, whose identity is not known, Sigifred had at least three sons: On Sigifred’s sons, see Donizo, ''Vita Mathildis'', I.1, vv. 114-119; Bertolini, ‘Note di genealogia,’ esp. pp. 110ff. *Adalbert Atto of Canossa Adalbert Atto (or Adalberto Azzo) (died 13 February 988) was the first Count of Canossa and founder of that noble house which eventually was to play a determinant role in the political settling of Regnum Italicum and the Inve ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |