Matilda of Tuscany, or Matilda of Canossa, also referred to as la Gran Contessa, was a member of the House of Canossa in the second half of the eleventh century. Matilda was one of the most important governing figures of medieval Italy. She reigned in a time of constant battles, political intrigues, and excommunications by the Church.
- Occupation
- feudatory, politician, aristocrat, margrave
- Born
- 1046, 1040
- Died
- July 24, 1115
