{{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 =

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: "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 =

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Canossa Castle The Castle of Canossa is a castle in Canossa, province of Reggio Emilia, northern Italy. It is especially known as the seat of the Walk to Canossa, the meeting of Emperor Henry IV and Pope Gregory VII during the Investiture Controversy (1077). ...

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Lucca Lucca ( , ) is a city and ''comune'' in Tuscany, Central Italy, on the Serchio River, in a fertile plain near the Ligurian Sea. The city has a population of about 89,000, while its province has a population of 383,957. Lucca is known as one ...

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Parma Parma (; egl, Pärma, ) is a city in the northern Italian region of Emilia-Romagna known for its architecture, music, art, prosciutto (ham), cheese and surrounding countryside. With a population of 198,292 inhabitants, Parma is the second m ...

, 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

holding the castle of

Canossa Canossa ( Reggiano: ) is a '' comune'' and castle town in the Province of Reggio Emilia, Emilia-Romagna, northern Italy. It is where Holy Roman Emperor Henry IV did penance in 1077 and stood three days bare-headed in the snow to reverse his ...

, 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

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when she was fleeing Berengar II and

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in 955. Last ruler of the dynasty was

Matilda of Tuscany Matilda of Tuscany ( it, Matilde di Canossa , la, Matilda, ; 1046 – 24 July 1115 or Matilda of Canossa after her ancestral castle of Canossa), also referred to as ("the Great Countess"), was a member of the House of Canossa (also known as ...

(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

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and Vice-Queen of Italy by

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. With her death, the House of Canossa became extinct in 1115.

Genealogy

Sigifredo of Lucca along with his three sons built the Castle of Canossa. He died after 940. His sons were- *Sigifredo who died after 972 and married Baratina of Parma . ** Gerado who died before 10 Jun 998 and married Gibertina of Parma *** Adalbert Atto who died after 13 Feb 975. He was the Count of Reggio and Mantua. He married Ildegarde. Their children were ****Rodolfo who died about 973 ****Tedaldo who died 8 May 1012 Count of Reggio who married Guillia. Their son was Bonifazio 985-1052 Marchese of Tuscany ****Goffredo who died after 998 and was Bishop of Brescia ****Prangarda wife of Manfredo I Marchese of Turin http://fmg.ac/Projects/MedLands/NORTHERN%20ITALY%20900-1100.htm#PrangardaMofTurin House of Canossa