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Prangarda Of Canossa
Prangarda of Canossa (died after 991), was a northern Italian noblewoman. Life Prangarda was a member of the House of Canossa. Her father was Adalbert Atto of Canossa, and her mother was Hildegard (who was probably a member of the Supponid dynasty). Prangarda married Manfred I of Turin, perhaps after the siege 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 excom ... in 951, but more likely after 962. In 991 Prangarda issued a charter, with Manfred’s consent, in which she sold her share of the estate of ''Vilinianum'' in Parma. It is clear from this charter that Prangarda’s dowry included lands totalling at least one thousand ''iugera'' (roughly 650 acres) in Parma and Reggio.Lazzari, 'Aziende fortificate,' p. 99. Children With Manfred, Prangarda had several children, inclu ...
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House Of Canossa
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 Adelaide of Italy, Queen Adelaide when she was fleeing Berengar II of Italy, Berengar II and Willa of Tuscany, 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. 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 Gibert ...
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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 Investiture Controversy in the eleventh and twelfth centuries. Countship Adalbert first appears in sources as a son of Sigifred of Lucca. He was originally a vassal of King Lothair II and a legionary of Adelard, Bishop of Reggio. He rose to prominence rapidly by sheltering Adelaide of Italy in his castle at Canossa after she fled from the castle of Garda (951), where Berengar II of Italy had imprisoned her. After Otto I wed Adelaide of Italy, Otto I awarded Adalbert with the countships of Reggio nell'Emilia and Modena. According to the '' Chronicon Novaliciense'', Adalbert was gifted the countship because he had helped Adelaide of Italy. With Adelaide of Italy, he negotiated a division of power with the bishop of Reggio whereby the bishop was confirmed as ...
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Supponid
The Supponids were a Franks, Frankish nobility, noble family of prominence in the Carolingian ''regnum Italicum'' in the ninth century. They were descended from Suppo I, who appeared for the first time in 817 as a strong ally of the Holy Roman Emperor, Emperor Louis the Pious. He and his descendants were on and off dukes of Spoleto, commonly in opposition to the Guideschi clan, another Frankish family powerful in central Italy. History The family consolidated its holdings in northern Italy through the 820s, 830s, and 840s, often controlling the counties of Brescia (hereditarily), Parma, Cremona, and County of Piacenza, Piacenza among others. Their power was extended and not highly centralised. They shared power with the bishops in the cities and were stoutly loyal to the emperors in order to ensure the peace and stability necessary to rule their vast and separated domains in the Po valley. This loyalty bought them great power, especially in their heartland of Emilia (region of Ita ...
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Manfred I Of Turin
Manfred I or Maginfred (died ) was the second Arduinici marquis of Susa from 977 until his death. Manfred was the eldest son of Arduin Glaber, from whom he inherited the county of Auriate and the vast March of Susa. The march extended from the Susa Valley by the Alps south across the Po to the Ligurian Sea. Although he ruled for almost twenty-five years, there is little evidence of his activities in surviving sources. Under him, Pavia became a mercantile city. He also controlled the road between Genoa and Marseille. Manfred married Prangarda, daughter of Adalbert Atto of Canossa, probably after 962. With Prangarda Manfred had several children, including: * Ulric Manfred * Alric *Otto *Atto *Hugo *Wido Gundulph, father of St Anselm, may have been one of his sons or grandsons. References Bibliography * . * * . * . External links Manfred I, Markgraf von Turin(in German) *'' Chronicon Novaliciense''. ('' Chronicon Novaliciense'' at Wikisource Wikisource is an online wi ...
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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 excommunication by Pope Gregory VII. The Walk to Canossa is sometimes used as a symbol of the changing relationship between the medieval Church and State. , Canossa has a population of 3,778, and borders the ''comuni'' of Casina, Castelnovo ne' Monti, Neviano degli Arduini (PR), San Polo d'Enza, Traversetolo (PR), Vetto, and Vezzano sul Crostolo. The town was formerly known as Ciano d'Enza, while Canossa was the name of only the castle, now in ruins, once belonging to Matilda of Tuscany, and nearby hamlet, which lie some 8 km east of the town. The new name was decided in 1992. Main sights Canossa Castle was built before the middle of the 10th century by Adalbert Atto, son of Sigifred of Lucca. Adelaide of Italy, in the 10t ...
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Jugerum
The jugerum or juger (, ', ', or ') was a Roman unit of area, equivalent to a rectangle 240 Roman feet in length and 120 feet in width (about 71×35½m), i.e. 28,800 square Roman feet () or about hectare (0.623 acre). Name It was the double of the , and from this circumstance, according to some writers, it derived its name. It seems probable that, as the word was evidently originally the same as , a yoke, and as , in its original use, meant a path wide enough to drive a single beast along, that originally meant a path wide enough for a yoke of oxen, namely, the double of the in width; and that when was used for a square measure of surface, the , by a natural analogy, became the double of the ; and that this new meaning of it superseded its old use as the double of the single . Pliny the Elder states: That portion of land used to be known as a "jugerum," which was capable of being ploughed by a single "jugum," or yoke of oxen, in one day; an "actus" being as much as ...
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Ulric Manfred II Of Turin
Ulric Manfred II (; 975  992 – 29 October 1033 or 1034) or Manfred Ulric (') was the count of Turin, count of county of Turin, Turin and marquis of Susa, marquis of marquisate of Susa, Susa in the early 11th century. He was the last male margrave from the Arduinici, Arduinid dynasty. Ulric Manfred's daughter, Adelaide of Susa, Adelaide, inherited the majority of his property. Through marriage to Adelaide (c. 1045), Otto I, Count of Savoy, Otto of Savoy, a younger son of Humbert I, Count of Savoy, Count Humbert I of Savoy became margrave of Turin. Their descendants would later comprise the House of Savoy who ruled Kingdom of Sardinia, Sardinia and Kingdom of Italy, Italy. Biography Born in Turin, Ulric Manfred was the son of Manfred I of Turin, Manfred I and Prangarda of Canossa, Prangarda (daughter of Adalbert Atto of Canossa). Ulric Manfred inherited a vast march centred on Turin (1000), which had been created from the lands of his ancestor Arduin Glaber. An imperia ...
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Alric Of Asti
Alric ( December 1036), also known as Alrico, Adalric, and Odelric, was a medieval Lombard bishop of Asti in Italy from 1007 or 1008 until his death. Alric was a member of the Arduinici dynasty, the son of Manfred, marquis of Susa, and his wife Prangarda. His brother Ulric Manfred succeeded to his father's titles. With Ulric's help, Emperor Henry II invested Alric as bishop of Asti in 1007 or 1008 in opposition to Peter, who had supported Arduin's claims against the emperor. Alric was confirmed as bishop by Pope John XVIII, without the approval of Arnulf II, archbishop of Milan. To appease Arnulf, Ulric and Alric were required to walk barefoot carrying (respectively) a dog and a bible to the Basilica of Sant'Ambrogio in Milan before humbling themselves before Arnulf. Alric made many donations to monasteries and other religious institutions, both on his own and with his brother and Ulric's wife, Bertha of Milan. Alric was a loyal supporter of the next archbishop of Milan, Arib ...
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Charles William Previté-Orton
Charles is a masculine given name predominantly found in English and French speaking countries. It is from the French form ''Charles'' of the Proto-Germanic name (in runic alphabet) or ''*karilaz'' (in Latin alphabet), whose meaning was "free man". The Old English descendant of this word was '' Ċearl'' or ''Ċeorl'', as the name of King Cearl of Mercia, that disappeared after the Norman conquest of England. The name was notably borne by Charlemagne (Charles the Great), and was at the time Latinized as ''Karolus'' (as in ''Vita Karoli Magni''), later also as '' Carolus''. Etymology The name's etymology is a Common Germanic noun ''*karilaz'' meaning "free man", which survives in English as churl (James (wikt:Appendix:Proto-Indo-European/ǵerh₂-">ĝer-, where the ĝ is a palatal consonant, meaning "to rub; to be old; grain." An old man has been worn away and is now grey with age. In some Slavic languages, the name ''Drago (given name), Drago'' (and variants: ''Dragom ...
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Nobility From Turin
Nobility is a social class found in many societies that have an aristocracy (class), aristocracy. It is normally appointed by and ranked immediately below Royal family, royalty. Nobility has often been an Estates of the realm, estate of the realm with many exclusive functions and characteristics. The characteristics associated with nobility may constitute substantial advantages over or relative to non-nobles or simply formal functions (e.g., Order of precedence, precedence), and vary by country and by era. Membership in the nobility, including rights and responsibilities, is typically Hereditary title, hereditary and Patrilinearity, patrilineal. Membership in the nobility has historically been granted by a monarch or government, and acquisition of sufficient power, wealth, ownerships, or royal favour has occasionally enabled commoners to ascend into the nobility. There are often a variety of ranks within the noble class. Legal recognition of nobility has been much more common i ...
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10th-century Italian Nobility
1 (one, unit, unity) is a number, Numeral (linguistics), numeral, and glyph. It is the first and smallest Positive number, positive integer of the infinite sequence of natural numbers. This fundamental property has led to its unique uses in other fields, ranging from science to sports, where it commonly denotes the first, leading, or top thing in a group. 1 is the unit (measurement), unit of counting or measurement, a determiner for singular nouns, and a gender-neutral pronoun. Historically, the representation of 1 evolved from ancient Sumerian and Babylonian symbols to the modern Arabic numeral. In mathematics, 1 is the multiplicative identity, meaning that any number multiplied by 1 equals the same number. 1 is by convention not considered a prime number. In Digital electronics, digital technology, 1 represents the "on" state in binary code, the foundation of computing. Philosophically, 1 symbolizes the ultimate reality or source of existence in various traditions. In math ...
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