MILITARY PERSONNEL

Matilda of Tuscany

1046 - 1115

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Matilda of Tuscany (Italian: Matilde di Toscana; Latin: Matilda or Mathilda; c. 1046 – 24 July 1115), or Matilda of Canossa (Italian: Matilde di Canossa [maˈtilde di kaˈnɔssa]), also referred to as la Gran Contessa ("the Great Countess"), was a member of the House of Canossa (also known as the Attonids) in the second half of the eleventh century. Matilda was one of the most important governing figures of the Italian Middle Ages. She reigned in a period of constant battles, political intrigues, and Roman Catholic excommunications. Read more on Wikipedia

Since 2007, the English Wikipedia page of Matilda of Tuscany has received more than 703,722 page views. Her biography is available in 40 different languages on Wikipedia (up from 37 in 2019). Matilda of Tuscany is the 166th most popular military personnel (up from 182nd in 2019), the 577th most popular biography from Italy (up from 591st in 2019) and the 7th most popular Italian Military Personnel.

Matilda of Tuscany was most famous for being the daughter of Holy Roman Emperor Henry IV and his wife Bertha of Turin. She was also the mother of Holy Roman Emperor Henry V.

Memorability Metrics

  • 700k

    Page Views (PV)

  • 67.56

    Historical Popularity Index (HPI)

  • 40

    Languages Editions (L)

  • 6.14

    Effective Languages (L*)

  • 2.96

    Coefficient of Variation (CV)

Among MILITARY PERSONNELS

Among military personnels, Matilda of Tuscany ranks 166 out of 2,058. Before her are Alexander Selkirk, Joseph Joffre, Louis, Grand Condé, Joachim Peiper, Semyon Budyonny, and Anton Denikin. After her are Paul Hausser, Dragut, Helmuth von Moltke the Younger, Helmuth Weidling, Zhao Yun, and Georg von Küchler.

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Contemporaries

Among people born in 1046, Matilda of Tuscany ranks 2. Before her is Ladislaus I of Hungary. After her are Constance of Burgundy, and Jimena Díaz. Among people deceased in 1115, Matilda of Tuscany ranks 1. After her are Peter the Hermit, Olav Magnusson of Norway, Adela of Flanders, Ivo of Chartres, Theodoric II, Duke of Lorraine, Oleg I of Chernigov, Gerberga, Countess of Provence, and Eight Deer Jaguar Claw.

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In Italy

Among people born in Italy, Matilda of Tuscany ranks 577 out of 5,161. Before her are Marcus Furius Camillus (-446), Ettore Bugatti (1881), Saint Eustace (10), Salvatore Quasimodo (1901), Gallienus (218), and Lorenzo de' Medici, Duke of Urbino (1492). After her are Pierluigi Collina (1960), Clara Petacci (1912), Anna Magnani (1908), Giuseppe Farina (1906), Aldus Manutius (1449), and Tibullus (-50).

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Among MILITARY PERSONNELS In Italy

Among military personnels born in Italy, Matilda of Tuscany ranks 7. Before her are Cesare Borgia (1475), Germanicus (-15), Nero Claudius Drusus (-38), Andrea Doria (1466), Gaius Julius Caesar (-135), and Bohemond I of Antioch (1054). After her are Giovanni Giustiniani (1418), Lucius Aemilius Paullus Macedonicus (-229), Roger de Flor (1267), Italo Balbo (1896), Raimondo Montecuccoli (1609), and Federico da Montefeltro (1422).

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