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Also known as Angelberga, Ingelberga

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.

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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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  • Youth
  • Empress
  • Widowhood
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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.

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