Adela of Saluzzo

Adela of Saluzzo
Born c.995
Died after 1055
Noble family Obertenghi
Issue
Otto II
Hugo II
Father Albert Azzo I, Margrave of Milan
Mother Adela of Milan

Adela of Saluzzo (c.995-after 1055) was a northern Italian noblewoman. She was a member of the Obertenghi dynasty. Through marriage to Anselm II, margrave of Saluzzo, she was margravine of Saluzzo.

Life

Adela’s parents were Albert Azzo I, Margrave of Milan and Adela of Milan.[1] Her brother, Albert Azzo II, succeeded their father as margrave of Milan, and was the founder of the House of Este.

Marriage and children

Adela married Anselm II, margrave of Saluzzo,[2] with whom she had the following children:[3]

  • Otto II
  • Hugo II
  • Anselm

Notes

  1. ↑ Brunhofer, Arduin von Ivrea, p. 212.
  2. ↑ Thiele, Erzählende genealogische Stammtafeln, table 29; Brunhofer, Arduin von Ivrea, p. 263.
  3. ↑ Foundation for Medieval Genealogy

References

  • U. Brunhofer, Arduin von Ivrea. Untersuchungen zum letzten italienischen Königtum des Mittelalters (Augsburg, 1999).
  • A. Thiele, Erzählende genealogische Stammtafeln zur europäischen Geschichte Band III Europäische Kaiser-, Königs- und Fürstenhäuser (R.G. Fischer Verlag, 1994).

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