Sigifredus of Canossa

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The ruins of Canossa Castle

Sigifredus of Canossa (around 940), also Sigifredus I of Canossa, is considered to be the progenitor of the Counts of Canossa. He is mentioned for the first time in the glorification of the Canusin noble family with the title De principibus Canusinis , written between 1111 and 1115 , the first chapter of the Vita Mathildis of the monk Donizo of Canossa. Then Siegfried came from the County of Lucca in Tuscany and emigrated from there to Lombardy .

Marriage and children

The name and origin of Sigifredus' wife are not known.

According to Charles Cawley, Sigifredus I of Canossa had at least the following children:

  • Sigifredus II. († after 972), ∞ Baratina
  • Daughter, name unknown, ∞ Walingo from Candia
  • Adalbert Atto von Canossa († between 981 and 991), the actual progenitor of the house, ∞ Hildegarde († 982)
  • Gerardus († after 998), ∞ Gibertina from Parma

Web links

Individual evidence

  1. ↑ Donizo, Vita Mathildis, I.1, vv. 97-98 (Latin).
  2. ^ Charles Cawley: Medieval Lands in Foundation for Medieval Genealogy: Northern Italy (English).
personal data
SURNAME Sigifredus of Canossa
ALTERNATIVE NAMES Sigifredus I of Canossa
BRIEF DESCRIPTION Ancestor of the Counts of Canossa
DATE OF BIRTH 10th century
DATE OF DEATH 10th century