Women at Canossa. The role of royal and aristocratic women in the reconciliation between Pope Gregory VII and Henry IV of Germany

Modern historians rarely mention the presence of royal and aristocratic women at Canossa in January 1077. Yet contemporaries emphasised the important roles played by several women, including Matilda of Tuscany, Adelaide of Turin, Empress Agnes and Queen Bertha. This paper seeks to re-appraise royal...

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Main Author: Alison Creber
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: BraDypUS 2018-01-01
Series:Storicamente
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Online Access:http://storicamente.org/creber-women-canossa

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