Matilda of Canossa (Italian: "Matilde", Latin: "Mathilde"; 1046 - 24 July 1115), called la Gran Contessa or the Great Countess, was the principal Italian supporter of Pope Gregory VII during the Investiture Controversy, and is one of the few medieval women to be remembered for her military accomplishments. She is called "of Canossa" after the ancestral family castle of Canossa, … Wikipedia
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Matilda Of Tuscany is one of the few women whose place in history rests on military accomplishments. www.the-orb.net/encyclop/culture/women/matilda.html