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Matilda, detail of a miniature from Vita Mathildis by Donizo of Canossa, 12th century; in the Vatican Library (Vat. Lat. 4922).
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Also Known As Matilda the Great Countess • Matilde la Gran Contessa • Matilde di Canossa
Born 1046 • Lucca • Italy
Died July 24, 1115 (aged 69) • Italy
Role In Investiture Controversy

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Matilda, detail of a miniature from Vita Mathildis by Donizo of Canossa, 12th century; in the Vatican Library (Vat. Lat. 4922).
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Pope Gregory VII, after his expulsion from Rome, laying a ban of excommunication on the clergy “together with the raging king” (Henry IV of Germany), drawing from the 12th-century chronicle of Otto of Freising; in the library of the University of Jena, Germany.
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St. Anselm of Canterbury
St. Anselm of Canterbury
archbishop and philosopher
Paschal II
pope
Henry IV
Henry IV
Holy Roman emperor
Urban II
Urban II
pope
Henry V and Pope Paschal II
Henry V
Holy Roman emperor
William Of Hirsau
German abbot
Edmer
English biographer and historian
Sigebert Of Gembloux
French historian
Callixtus II
pope
Robert
king of Naples
Guido da Polenta
Italian noble
Giovanni Battista Pirelli
Italian industrialist
Francesco da Sangallo
Italian sculptor
Antonio del Pollaiuolo
Italian artist
Piero del Pollaiuolo
Italian artist
Attilio Bandiera
Italian revolutionary
Cangrande I
Italian ruler
Giuseppe Galli Bibiena
Italian theatrical designer
Andrea Amati
Italian violin maker