Engelberga
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Engelberga (or Angilberga, died between 896 and 901) was the wife of Emperor Louis II and thus Carolingian empress to his death on 12 August 875. As empress, she exerted a powerful influence over her husband.
Key facts
- Royalty.name
- Engelberga
- Royalty.title
- Abbess of San Salvatore, Brescia
- Royalty.succession
- Empress consort of the Carolingian Empire
- Royalty.reign
- 5 October 851 – 12 August 875
- Royalty.birth_date
- 830
- Royalty.death_date
- between 896 and 901
- Royalty.burial_place
- St. Emmeram's Abbey, Regensburg
- Royalty.consort
- yes
- Royalty.spouse
- Louis II of Italy
- Royalty.issue
- Ermengard of Italy
- Royalty.house
- Supponids
- Royalty.father
- Adelchis I of Spoleto
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- date of birth
- 0800-00-00
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- Youth
- Empress
- Widowhood
- Notes
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Engelberga (or Angilberga, died between 896 and 901) was the wife of Emperor Louis II and thus Carolingian empress to his death on 12 August 875. As empress, she exerted a powerful influence over her husband.
==Youth== Engelberga was probably the daughter of Adelchis I of Spoleto and a member of one of the most powerful families in the Kingdom of Italy at that time, the Supponids.