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CANOSA

(CANOSA DI PIGLIA)

[CANO301] Adalbert di Canossa m. ?
. [CANO311] Siegfredo di Lucca m. ?
. . [CANO321] Count Adalberto Azzo of Reggio & Modena m. Ildegarde
. . . [CANO332] Prangarda di Canosa m. [TURI331] March Count Olderico Manfredo I of Turin

37.  [CANO301] Adalbert di Canossa.

36.  [CANO311] Sigefredo di Lucca, installed in Lombardy (940) and built the castle at Canossa.

35.  [CANO321] Adalberto Azzo (born c.925, younger son of Sigefredo), Count of Reggio and Modena, married Ildegarde. He died 13th February 987-88.

Adalberto held the castle at Canosa. Here he welcomed (September 951) Adelheid, the widow of  King Lothair of Italy (died 950), who had run away from the castle at Garda, in which [LOM3301] EMPEROR BERENGAR II had imprisoned her. As a result of Adalberto's help, [BURK343] EMPRESS ADELHEID was able to marry (October/November 951) [SAXY279] EMPEROR OTTO I (see SAXONY DUKEDOM)

• 34. [CANO332] Prangarda (born c.950, daughter of Adalberto Azzo) married [TURI331] March Count Manfredo (see TURIN COUNTY).