Engelberga
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Engelberga (or Angilberga, died between 896 and 901) was the wife of Emperor Louis II and thus Carolingian empress to his death on 12 August 875. As empress, she exerted a powerful influence over her husband.
Key facts
- Royalty.name
- Engelberga
- Royalty.title
- Abbess of San Salvatore, Brescia
- Royalty.succession
- Empress consort of the Carolingian Empire
- Royalty.reign
- 5 October 851 – 12 August 875
- Royalty.birth_date
- 830
- Royalty.death_date
- between 896 and 901
- Royalty.burial_place
- St. Emmeram's Abbey, Regensburg
- Royalty.consort
- yes
- Royalty.spouse
- Louis II of Italy
- Royalty.issue
- Ermengard of Italy
- Royalty.house
- Supponids
- Royalty.father
- Adelchis I of Spoleto
via Wikipedia infobox
Wikidata facts
- Instance of
- human
- Gender
- female
- Spouse
- Louis II of Italy
- Father
- Adelchis I of Spoleto
- Occupation
- nun
- Position held
- emperor
- Religion
- Catholic Church
- Family
- Supponids
- Noble title
- queen consort
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- date of birth
- 0800-00-00
- relative
- Hemma
- place of burial
- St. Emmeram's Abbey
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Encyclopedic overview
6 sectionsContents
- Youth
- Empress
- Widowhood
- Notes
- References
- External links
Engelberga (or Angilberga, died between 896 and 901) was the wife of Emperor Louis II and thus Carolingian empress to his death on 12 August 875. As empress, she exerted a powerful influence over her husband.
==Youth== Engelberga was probably the daughter of Adelchis I of Spoleto and a member of one of the most powerful families in the Kingdom of Italy at that time, the Supponids.
Excerpted from Wikipedia’s “Engelberga” article, available under the CC BY-SA 4.0 licence.