Ageltrude
| Ageltrude | |
|---|---|
Holy Roman Empress | |
| Tenure | 891 - 12 December 894 |
| Born | c. 860 |
| Died | 27 August 923 |
| Spouse | Guy III of Spoleto |
| Issue | Lambert of Italy |
| Father | Adelchis of Benevento |
| Mother | Adeltrude |
Ageltrude or Agiltrude (around 860 – 27 August 923) was the
Life
Ageltrude was the daughter of Prince Adelchis of Benevento and Adeltrude. She married Guy of Spoleto circa 875, when he was the duke and margrave of Spoleto and Camerino.[1] Guy of Spoleto defeated Berengar to became King of Italy in 889, and then, in 891, he was crowned Holy Roman Emperor, making Ageltrude empress. Guy's reign was short, and in 894, Guy died, leaving Ageltrude a widow. As their son, Lambert, was a minor, she became regent.[5][6]
In 894, Ageltrude accompanied her 14-year-old son, Lambert, to Rome to be confirmed as emperor by Pope Formosus, who supported the Carolingian claimant Arnulf of Carinthia.[7] In 896, she and her son fled from Rome to Spoleto when Arnulf marched into Rome and was crowned in opposition to Lambert. This loss was only temporary, however, as Pope Formosus died a mere month after crowning Arnulf, and Arnulf himself was soon paralysed by a stroke.[5][8]
Ageltrude, in a position of such power, took the opportunity to assert her authority in Rome and, after the very brief two-week papal reign of
In 898, her son died. She retired from politics after the death of her son and settled in the convent of Camerino and later in the convent of Salsomaggiore.[4]
References
- ^ a b c Bury, John Bagnell (1922). The Cambridge Medieval History, Volume 3. Macmillan.
- ^ Mann, Horace (1925). The Lives of Popes in the Early Middle Ages, Vol. IV: The Popes in the Days of Feudal Anarchy, 891-999. London, K. Paul, Trench, Trübner.
- ISBN 978-1-351-66443-1.
- ^ ISBN 978-90-485-3620-7.
- ^ S2CID 152098357.
- ISBN 978-1-351-66443-1.
- ISBN 0520021819.
- ISBN 978-0-472-06172-3.
- ^ "Stephen VI (or VII) | Biography, Reign & Exhumation | Britannica". www.britannica.com. Retrieved 2024-01-29.
- ISBN 978-1-63630-743-5.
Further reading
- Guglielmotti, P. (2012). "Ageltrude: dal ducato di Spoleto al cuore del regno italico". Reti Medievali Rivista. 13 (2): 163–186. doi:10.6092/1593-2214/366 (inactive 2024-02-07).)
{{cite journal}}: CS1 maint: DOI inactive as of February 2024 (link - Leporace, Tullia Gasparrini (1960). "Ageltrude". In Ghisalberti, Alberto Maria (ed.). Dizionario Biografico degli Italiani. Vol. 1. Rome: Istituto dell'Enciclopedia italiana.
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