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Engeberge |
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Female |
| Name |
Engelberga of Parma |
| Death |
Between 896 and 901 |
| Notes |
- http://www.hull.ac.uk/php/cssbct/cgi-bin/gedlkup.php/n=royal?royal02586
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Engelberga
«b»Engelberga«/b» (or «b»Angilberga«/b», died between 896 and 901) was the wife of «u»Louis II, Holy Roman Emperor <http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Louis_II,_Holy_Roman_Emperor>«/u», from «u»5 October 851 «/u» to his death on «u»12 August «/u» «u»875 «/u». As empress, she exerted a powerful influence over her husband. Her family, the «u»Supponids <http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Supponid>«/u», prospered during Louis's reign. Engelberga was «b»probably the daughter of «u»Adelchis I of Parma <http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Adelchis_I_of_Spoleto>«/u».
Adelchis I«/b» or «b»Adelgis I«/b» was the Count of «u»Parma «/u» by the 830s, of «u»Cremona «/u» after 841, and eventually of «u»Brescia «/u». According to some sources, he succeeded to the «u»Duchy of Spoleto «/u» in 824. He was a second son of «u»Suppo I <http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Suppo_I>«/u» and father of «u»Suppo II <http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Suppo_II>«/u». His main area of interest was in the «u»Aemilia «/u» and eastern «u»Lombardy «/u»
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«/b»In 868, she became «u»abbess «/u» of San Salvatore in «u»Brescia «/u», a convent with a history of royal abbesses. In 896, she became abbess of her own foundation of San Sisto in «u»Piacenza
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In January 872, the aristocracy tried to have her removed, as she had not borne the emperor any sons. Instead, Louis opened negotiations with «u»Louis the German <http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Louis_the_German>«/u», «u»King of East Francia <http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/King_of_East_Francia>«/u», to make him his heir. In order to sideline Engelberga, the nobility elected «u»Charles the Bald <http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Charles_the_Bald>«/u», «u»King of West Francia <http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/King_of_West_Francia>«/u», on Louis's death. «u»Boso V of Arles <http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Boso_of_Provence>«/u», a faithful of Charles, kidnapped Engelberga and her only surviving daughter, «u»Ermengard <http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Ermengard_of_Provence>«/u». He forced the latter to marry him in June 876, at the same time he was made Charles' governor in Italy with the title of «u»«i»dux <http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Dux>«/u»«/i».
With Engelberga's backing, Boso declare himself «u»King of Provence <http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/King_of_Provence>«/u» on «u»15 October «/u» «u»879 «/u». Subsequently, Engelberga was banished to «u»Swabia «/u». After «u»Charles the Fat http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Charles_the_Fat«/u»'s forces took «u»Vienne «/u» in 882, Engelberga was allowed to return to Italy and confirmed in her possessions.
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| Person ID |
I5739 |
Glenn Cook Family |
| Last Modified |
19 Jun 2013 |
| Family |
Louis II le Jeune, Holy Roman Emperor and King of Italy, b. Abt 822 d. 12 Aug 875, Ghedi, Brescia, Lombardia, Italy  (Age ~ 53 years) |
| Marriage |
5 Oct 851 |
| Children |
| | 1. Ermengarde, b. 855, Germany d. 16 Dec 896, Chiemsee (Age 41 years) |
| | 2. Gisela d. Yes, date unknown |
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| Family ID |
F1886 |
Group Sheet | Family Chart |
| Last Modified |
19 Jun 2013 |
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| Sources |
- [S36] Brian Tompsett, Dept of Computer Science, University of Hull, England(B.C.Tompsett@dcs.hull.ac.uk), Directory of Royal Genealogical Data, (This work is Copyright b 1994-2002 Brian C Tompsett).
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