Individual Details
Willa of Tuscany
(Abt 924 - )
According to Wikipedia:
Willa, known as Willa of Tuscany (911/912-970), was a queen consort of Italy.
She was the daughter of Boso, Margrave of Tuscany and his wife Willa of Burgundy.[1] She was the wife and queen consort of Berengar II of Italy. She was the mother of Adalbert, Guy, Conrad and Rozala of Italy.
She mistreated Adelaide of Italy when Berengar held her captive for several months in 951. The chronicler Liutprand of Cremona, raised at the court at Pavia, gives several particularly vivid accounts[2] of Willa's character in Antapodosis.[3] After Berengar's deposition, she was held captive in a German nunnery.
Detlev Schwennicke, Europäische Stammtafeln: Stammtafeln zur Geschichte der Europäischen Staaten, Neue Folge, Band II (Marburg, Germany: J. A. Stargardt, 1984), Tafel 59
Jump up ^ Antapodosis ("Book of Retributions") III.1; IV.11-12; V.32.
Jump up ^ http://www.lancaster.ac.uk/staff/haywardp/hist424/seminars/Liudprand.htm
Willa, known as Willa of Tuscany (911/912-970), was a medieval Italian noblewoman. By birth, she was a member of the Bosonid noble dynasty. By marriage to Berengar II of Italy she was Countess of Ivrea from 930 to 963, and queen consort of Italy from 950 to 963.
Life
Willa was the daughter of Boso, Margrave of Tuscany and his wife Willa of Burgundy.[1] Both of her parents were of royal descent. Willa of Burgundy was the daughter of Rudolph I of Burgundy and sister of Rudolph II of Burgundy.[2] Boso was a grandson of Lothair II, King of Lotharingia via his mother, Bertha, and his elder brother Hugh was King of Italy.[3]
Around 930 Willa married Berengar II of Italy.[4] The marriage was arranged by Willa's paternal uncle Hugh of Italy.[5] About 940, however, Berengar led an unsuccessful revolt of Italian nobles against Hugh. Afterwards, he fled to the court of King Otto I of Germany. Although she was heavily pregnant, Willa left Italy, too, travelling through the Alps in the winter to rejoin her husband in Germany.[6]
In 950 when Berengar was crowned king of Italy, Willa became his queen consort.[7] Berengar held Willa in high regard and designated her his consors regni (partner in rule).[8]
The contemporary chronicler Liutprand of Cremona, raised at the court at Pavia, wrote about both Berengar and Willa in negative terms. He included several particularly vivid accounts of Willa's character in his Antapodosis, including that she supposedly committed adultery with her chaplain Dominic, "a small priest, puny in height, soot-coloured, rustic, hairy, intractable, rough, shaggy, wild, uncouth, crazy; rebellious, iniquitous, with a tail-like appendage".[9] In order to avoid discovery, Willa apparently cast spells upon her husband.[10] When Berengar held Adelaide of Italy captive in 951 Willa supposedly mistreated her.
When Berengar was fighting against Otto I, Holy Roman Emperor in the early 960s, Willa and her sons, Adalbert of Italy and Guy of Ivrea were frequently by his side.[11] After Otto deposed Berengar, Willa and Berengar were taken as prisoners to Bavaria.[12] After Berengar's death in 966 Willa retired to a nunnery in Bamberg, where she remained for the rest of her life.[13] The date of her death is not known exactly.
Marriage and issue
With Berengar, Willa had several children, including:
Adalbert[14]
Guy[15]
Conrad[16]
Rozala[17]
Gerberga,[18] wife of Aleram of Montferrat
Gisela,[19] a nun
Bertha, abbess of San Sisto in Piacenza
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According to Wikipedia:
Willa, known as Willa of Tuscany (911/912-970), was a queen consort of Italy.
She was the daughter of Boso, Margrave of Tuscany and his wife Willa of Burgundy.[1] She was the wife and queen consort of Berengar II of Italy. She was the mother of Adalbert, Guy, Conrad and Rozala of Italy.
She mistreated Adelaide of Italy when Berengar held her captive for several months in 951. The chronicler Liutprand of Cremona, raised at the court at Pavia, gives several particularly vivid accounts[2] of Willa's character in Antapodosis.[3] After Berengar's deposition, she was held captive in a German nunnery.
Detlev Schwennicke, Europäische Stammtafeln: Stammtafeln zur Geschichte der Europäischen Staaten, Neue Folge, Band II (Marburg, Germany: J. A. Stargardt, 1984), Tafel 59
Jump up ^ Antapodosis ("Book of Retributions") III.1; IV.11-12; V.32.
Jump up ^ http://www.lancaster.ac.uk/staff/haywardp/hist424/seminars/Liudprand.htm
Willa, known as Willa of Tuscany (911/912-970), was a medieval Italian noblewoman. By birth, she was a member of the Bosonid noble dynasty. By marriage to Berengar II of Italy she was Countess of Ivrea from 930 to 963, and queen consort of Italy from 950 to 963.
Life
Willa was the daughter of Boso, Margrave of Tuscany and his wife Willa of Burgundy.[1] Both of her parents were of royal descent. Willa of Burgundy was the daughter of Rudolph I of Burgundy and sister of Rudolph II of Burgundy.[2] Boso was a grandson of Lothair II, King of Lotharingia via his mother, Bertha, and his elder brother Hugh was King of Italy.[3]
Around 930 Willa married Berengar II of Italy.[4] The marriage was arranged by Willa's paternal uncle Hugh of Italy.[5] About 940, however, Berengar led an unsuccessful revolt of Italian nobles against Hugh. Afterwards, he fled to the court of King Otto I of Germany. Although she was heavily pregnant, Willa left Italy, too, travelling through the Alps in the winter to rejoin her husband in Germany.[6]
In 950 when Berengar was crowned king of Italy, Willa became his queen consort.[7] Berengar held Willa in high regard and designated her his consors regni (partner in rule).[8]
The contemporary chronicler Liutprand of Cremona, raised at the court at Pavia, wrote about both Berengar and Willa in negative terms. He included several particularly vivid accounts of Willa's character in his Antapodosis, including that she supposedly committed adultery with her chaplain Dominic, "a small priest, puny in height, soot-coloured, rustic, hairy, intractable, rough, shaggy, wild, uncouth, crazy; rebellious, iniquitous, with a tail-like appendage".[9] In order to avoid discovery, Willa apparently cast spells upon her husband.[10] When Berengar held Adelaide of Italy captive in 951 Willa supposedly mistreated her.
When Berengar was fighting against Otto I, Holy Roman Emperor in the early 960s, Willa and her sons, Adalbert of Italy and Guy of Ivrea were frequently by his side.[11] After Otto deposed Berengar, Willa and Berengar were taken as prisoners to Bavaria.[12] After Berengar's death in 966 Willa retired to a nunnery in Bamberg, where she remained for the rest of her life.[13] The date of her death is not known exactly.
Marriage and issue
With Berengar, Willa had several children, including:
Adalbert[14]
Guy[15]
Conrad[16]
Rozala[17]
Gerberga,[18] wife of Aleram of Montferrat
Gisela,[19] a nun
Bertha, abbess of San Sisto in Piacenza
Willa, known as Willa of Tuscany (911/912-970), was a queen consort of Italy.
She was the daughter of Boso, Margrave of Tuscany and his wife Willa of Burgundy.[1] She was the wife and queen consort of Berengar II of Italy. She was the mother of Adalbert, Guy, Conrad and Rozala of Italy.
She mistreated Adelaide of Italy when Berengar held her captive for several months in 951. The chronicler Liutprand of Cremona, raised at the court at Pavia, gives several particularly vivid accounts[2] of Willa's character in Antapodosis.[3] After Berengar's deposition, she was held captive in a German nunnery.
Detlev Schwennicke, Europäische Stammtafeln: Stammtafeln zur Geschichte der Europäischen Staaten, Neue Folge, Band II (Marburg, Germany: J. A. Stargardt, 1984), Tafel 59
Jump up ^ Antapodosis ("Book of Retributions") III.1; IV.11-12; V.32.
Jump up ^ http://www.lancaster.ac.uk/staff/haywardp/hist424/seminars/Liudprand.htm
Willa, known as Willa of Tuscany (911/912-970), was a medieval Italian noblewoman. By birth, she was a member of the Bosonid noble dynasty. By marriage to Berengar II of Italy she was Countess of Ivrea from 930 to 963, and queen consort of Italy from 950 to 963.
Life
Willa was the daughter of Boso, Margrave of Tuscany and his wife Willa of Burgundy.[1] Both of her parents were of royal descent. Willa of Burgundy was the daughter of Rudolph I of Burgundy and sister of Rudolph II of Burgundy.[2] Boso was a grandson of Lothair II, King of Lotharingia via his mother, Bertha, and his elder brother Hugh was King of Italy.[3]
Around 930 Willa married Berengar II of Italy.[4] The marriage was arranged by Willa's paternal uncle Hugh of Italy.[5] About 940, however, Berengar led an unsuccessful revolt of Italian nobles against Hugh. Afterwards, he fled to the court of King Otto I of Germany. Although she was heavily pregnant, Willa left Italy, too, travelling through the Alps in the winter to rejoin her husband in Germany.[6]
In 950 when Berengar was crowned king of Italy, Willa became his queen consort.[7] Berengar held Willa in high regard and designated her his consors regni (partner in rule).[8]
The contemporary chronicler Liutprand of Cremona, raised at the court at Pavia, wrote about both Berengar and Willa in negative terms. He included several particularly vivid accounts of Willa's character in his Antapodosis, including that she supposedly committed adultery with her chaplain Dominic, "a small priest, puny in height, soot-coloured, rustic, hairy, intractable, rough, shaggy, wild, uncouth, crazy; rebellious, iniquitous, with a tail-like appendage".[9] In order to avoid discovery, Willa apparently cast spells upon her husband.[10] When Berengar held Adelaide of Italy captive in 951 Willa supposedly mistreated her.
When Berengar was fighting against Otto I, Holy Roman Emperor in the early 960s, Willa and her sons, Adalbert of Italy and Guy of Ivrea were frequently by his side.[11] After Otto deposed Berengar, Willa and Berengar were taken as prisoners to Bavaria.[12] After Berengar's death in 966 Willa retired to a nunnery in Bamberg, where she remained for the rest of her life.[13] The date of her death is not known exactly.
Marriage and issue
With Berengar, Willa had several children, including:
Adalbert[14]
Guy[15]
Conrad[16]
Rozala[17]
Gerberga,[18] wife of Aleram of Montferrat
Gisela,[19] a nun
Bertha, abbess of San Sisto in Piacenza
-- MERGED NOTE ------------
According to Wikipedia:
Willa, known as Willa of Tuscany (911/912-970), was a queen consort of Italy.
She was the daughter of Boso, Margrave of Tuscany and his wife Willa of Burgundy.[1] She was the wife and queen consort of Berengar II of Italy. She was the mother of Adalbert, Guy, Conrad and Rozala of Italy.
She mistreated Adelaide of Italy when Berengar held her captive for several months in 951. The chronicler Liutprand of Cremona, raised at the court at Pavia, gives several particularly vivid accounts[2] of Willa's character in Antapodosis.[3] After Berengar's deposition, she was held captive in a German nunnery.
Detlev Schwennicke, Europäische Stammtafeln: Stammtafeln zur Geschichte der Europäischen Staaten, Neue Folge, Band II (Marburg, Germany: J. A. Stargardt, 1984), Tafel 59
Jump up ^ Antapodosis ("Book of Retributions") III.1; IV.11-12; V.32.
Jump up ^ http://www.lancaster.ac.uk/staff/haywardp/hist424/seminars/Liudprand.htm
Willa, known as Willa of Tuscany (911/912-970), was a medieval Italian noblewoman. By birth, she was a member of the Bosonid noble dynasty. By marriage to Berengar II of Italy she was Countess of Ivrea from 930 to 963, and queen consort of Italy from 950 to 963.
Life
Willa was the daughter of Boso, Margrave of Tuscany and his wife Willa of Burgundy.[1] Both of her parents were of royal descent. Willa of Burgundy was the daughter of Rudolph I of Burgundy and sister of Rudolph II of Burgundy.[2] Boso was a grandson of Lothair II, King of Lotharingia via his mother, Bertha, and his elder brother Hugh was King of Italy.[3]
Around 930 Willa married Berengar II of Italy.[4] The marriage was arranged by Willa's paternal uncle Hugh of Italy.[5] About 940, however, Berengar led an unsuccessful revolt of Italian nobles against Hugh. Afterwards, he fled to the court of King Otto I of Germany. Although she was heavily pregnant, Willa left Italy, too, travelling through the Alps in the winter to rejoin her husband in Germany.[6]
In 950 when Berengar was crowned king of Italy, Willa became his queen consort.[7] Berengar held Willa in high regard and designated her his consors regni (partner in rule).[8]
The contemporary chronicler Liutprand of Cremona, raised at the court at Pavia, wrote about both Berengar and Willa in negative terms. He included several particularly vivid accounts of Willa's character in his Antapodosis, including that she supposedly committed adultery with her chaplain Dominic, "a small priest, puny in height, soot-coloured, rustic, hairy, intractable, rough, shaggy, wild, uncouth, crazy; rebellious, iniquitous, with a tail-like appendage".[9] In order to avoid discovery, Willa apparently cast spells upon her husband.[10] When Berengar held Adelaide of Italy captive in 951 Willa supposedly mistreated her.
When Berengar was fighting against Otto I, Holy Roman Emperor in the early 960s, Willa and her sons, Adalbert of Italy and Guy of Ivrea were frequently by his side.[11] After Otto deposed Berengar, Willa and Berengar were taken as prisoners to Bavaria.[12] After Berengar's death in 966 Willa retired to a nunnery in Bamberg, where she remained for the rest of her life.[13] The date of her death is not known exactly.
Marriage and issue
With Berengar, Willa had several children, including:
Adalbert[14]
Guy[15]
Conrad[16]
Rozala[17]
Gerberga,[18] wife of Aleram of Montferrat
Gisela,[19] a nun
Bertha, abbess of San Sisto in Piacenza
Events
| Birth | Abt 924 | Tuscany, Italy | |||
| Marriage | 936 | Berenger II of Ivrea, King of Italy |
Families
| Spouse | Berenger II of Ivrea, King of Italy (900 - 966) |
| Child | Rozala, Princess of Italy (950 - 1003) |
| Child | Adalbert II, King of Italy ( - 972) |
| Child | Conrad, Margrave of Ivrea ( - 1001) |
| Father | Boso, Margrave of Tuscany (885 - 936) |
| Mother | Willa of Burgundy ( - ) |
| Sibling | Living |