Adela of Milan, also Adelasia (c. 995 – after 1055) was a northern Italian noblewoman of the Obertenghi dynasty who became margravine of Savona through her marriage to margrave Anselm II of the Aleramici dynasty. She is an ancestor of the House of Il Vasto, including the margraves of Saluzzo, for which she is wrongly noted by some authors as "Adela of Saluzzo" (fiefdom which was later acquired by her grandson Boniface del Vasto).

Adela of Milan
Arms of the Obertenghi
Bornc. 995
Diedafter 1055 (aged 60–61)
Noble familyObertenghi
Spouse(s)Anselm II of Savona
IssueOtto II del Vasto
Hugo II del Vasto
FatherAlbert Azzo I, Margrave of Milan
MotherAdelaide of Sabbioneta

Life

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She was born in an unknown date to Albert Azzo I, Margrave of Milan and Adelaide of Sabbioneta.,[1] therefore a sister to Alberto Azzo II, founder of the House of Este.[citation needed]

Through her marriage to Anselm II, margrave of Savona, she was the mother of the margraves of Savona and Il Bosco, the two original branches of the House of Il Vasto.

In may 1055 se donated property to the abby of San Pietro in Savigliano in which she also promised not to disturb the property of the abby of San Marziano beside her husband and two surviving children.[citation needed]

Marriage and children

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Adela married Anselm II, Margrave of Savona,[2] with whom she had the following children:

Notes

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  1. ^ Brunhofer, Arduin von Ivrea, p. 212.
  2. ^ Thiele, Erzählende genealogische Stammtafeln, table 29; Brunhofer, Arduin von Ivrea, p. 263.
  3. ^ Pavoni, Romeo (2006). GENOVA E I MARCHESI DI MONFERRATO IN VAL D'ORBA NELL'ETA' DI FEDERICO I (PDF).

References

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  • 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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