MILITARY PERSONNEL

Matilda of Tuscany

1046 - 1115

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Matilda of Tuscany (Italian: Matilde di Toscana; Latin: Matilda or Mathilda; c. 1046 – 24 July 1115), or Matilda of Canossa (Italian: Matilde di Canossa [maˈtilde di kaˈnɔssa]), also referred to as la Gran Contessa ("the Great Countess"), was a member of the House of Canossa (also known as the Attonids) in the second half of the eleventh century. Matilda was one of the most important governing figures of the Italian Middle Ages. She reigned in a time of constant battles, political intrigues, and excommunications by the Church. She ruled as a feudal margravine and, as a relative of the imperial Salian dynasty, she brokered a settlement in the so-called Investiture Controversy. Read more on Wikipedia

Her biography is available in different languages on Wikipedia. Matilda of Tuscany is the 158th most popular military personnel (up from 166th in 2019), the 618th most popular biography from Italy (down from 577th in 2019) and the 7th most popular Italian Military Personnel.

Matilda of Tuscany was most famous for being the daughter of Holy Roman Emperor Henry IV and his wife Bertha of Turin. She was also the mother of Holy Roman Emperor Henry V.

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Among MILITARY PERSONNELS

Among military personnels, Matilda of Tuscany ranks 158 out of 2,058. Before her are John Hawkins, Pyotr Bagration, Zhang Fei, Hermann Fegelein, Michael Wittmann, and Pancho Villa. After her are Joseph Joffre, Dragut, Dong Zhuo, Jean Lannes, Alexander Selkirk, and Robert Peary.

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Among people born in 1046, Matilda of Tuscany ranks 2. Before her is Ladislaus I of Hungary. After her are Constance of Burgundy, and Jimena Díaz. Among people deceased in 1115, Matilda of Tuscany ranks 1. After her are Peter the Hermit, Olav Magnusson of Norway, Ivo of Chartres, Theodoric II, Duke of Lorraine, Adela of Flanders, Oleg I of Chernigov, Gerberga, Countess of Provence, and Eight Deer Jaguar Claw.

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In Italy

Among people born in Italy, Matilda of Tuscany ranks 618 out of 5,161. Before her are Luca Signorelli (1450), Hippasus (-600), Lazzaro Spallanzani (1729), Dionysius I of Syracuse (-430), Julia the Elder (-39), and Publius Clodius Pulcher (-90). After her are Giovanni Borgia, 2nd Duke of Gandia (1474), Theano (-600), Gianni Rodari (1920), Dominic Savio (1842), Archduke Charles, Duke of Teschen (1771), and Aloysius Gonzaga (1568).

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Among MILITARY PERSONNELS In Italy

Among military personnels born in Italy, Matilda of Tuscany ranks 7. Before her are Cesare Borgia (1475), Germanicus (-15), Nero Claudius Drusus (-38), Andrea Doria (1466), Gaius Julius Caesar (-135), and Bohemond I of Antioch (1054). After her are Giovanni Giustiniani (1418), Lucius Aemilius Paullus Macedonicus (-229), Federico da Montefeltro (1422), Sejanus (-20), Raimondo Montecuccoli (1609), and Italo Gariboldi (1879).

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