Women in war in Italy

Queen of Sicily

Canossian dynasty countess of Tuscany (c.1046–1115)

Queen of Naples (1326-1382)

Lady of Imola and Countess of Forlì (1463-1509)

Queen of Naples (1373-1435)

Italian-Brazilian revolutionary, wife of Garibaldi (1821-1849)

French duchess

Queen Regnant of Sicily, Duchess regnant of Athens and Neopatria, Crown Princess consort of Aragon (1363-1401)

Duchess of Milan from 1450 to 1468

Marchioness of Turin from 1034 to 1091

Italian aristocrat who achieved notoriety as a mistress of Napoleon III (1837–1899)

queen regnant (monarch) of Arborea in Sardinia

consort margravine of Tuscany

Sikelgaita (also Sichelgaita, Sigelgaita, or Gaita) (c. 1040 – 16 April 1090) was a Lombard princess, the daughter of Prince Guaimar IV of Salerno and second wife of Duke Robert Guiscard of Apulia. Her heritage made her a vital asset to Robert's governance in Southern Italy, legitimizing his reign and that of his successors. Sikelgaita frequently accompanied Robert on campaigns and is noted for leading troops in battle. She continued to be a significant source of support for her primary heir, Roger Borsa, and remained actively involved in politics until her death.

regent

Duchess consort of Swabia from 1062 to 1079

Italian partisan

Italian female soldier (1776-1864)

Italian painter and condottiere

Italian poet (1515-ca. 1555)

Italian republican patriot (1830–1867)