Engelberga

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.

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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Youth
Empress
Widowhood
Notes
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==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.