Matilde di Canossa — The Great Countess on par with Kings and Popes
Wits, leadership, patronage to the arts, and a higher purpose made her an unmatched noble in Medieval times.
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3 min readAug 9, 2022
Simply put, Matilda of Tuscany, member of the House of Canossa, was one of the most powerful and influential people to have lived during the Middle Ages.