House of Aleramici - Conrad of Montferrat, Boniface I, Marquess of Montferrat, William VII, Marquess of Montferrat, William V (Paperback)

Purchase includes free access to book updates online and a free trial membership in the publisher's book club where you can select from more than a million books without charge. Chapters: Conrad of Montferrat, Boniface I, Marquess of Montferrat, William Vii, Marquess of Montferrat, William V, Marquess of Montferrat, Maria of Montferrat, William Vi, Marquess of Montferrat, Adelaide of Susa, Boniface Ii, Marquess of Montferrat, Eirene of Montferrat, Demetrius of Montferrat, William of Montferrat, Count of Jaffa and Ascalon, Rainier, Marquess of Montferrat, Agnes of Montferrat, Margaret of Hungary, William I, Marquess of Montferrat, William Iii, Marquess of Montferrat, Judith of Babenberg, Otto I, Marquess of Montferrat, William Iv, Marquess of Montferrat, Aleramici, Aleramo, Marquess of Montferrat, John I, Marquess of Montferrat, Oddone Di Monferrato, Otto Ii, Marquess of Montferrat, William Ii, Marquess of Montferrat, Henry, Marquess of Montferrat. Excerpt: Adelaide of Susa Adelaide of Susa (also Adelheid, Adelais, or Adeline; ca. 1014/1020 19 December 1091 ) was the Marchioness of Turin from 1034 to her death. She moved the seat of the march from Turin to Susa and settled the itinerant court there. She was the last of the Arduinici . Born in Turin to Ulric Manfred II and Bertha, daughter of Oberto II around 1014/1020, Adelaide's early life is not well-known. Her only brother predeceased her father in 1034, though she had two younger sisters, Immilla and Bertha. Thus, on Ulric's death, the great margraviate was divided between his three daughters, though the greatest part by far went to Adelaide. She received the counties of Ivrea, Auriate, Aosta, and Turin. The margravial title, however, had primarily a military purpose at the time and, thus, was not suitable for a woman. Conrad II, Holy Roman Emperor, therefore arranged a marriage between Adelaide and Herman IV, Duke of Swabia, to serve as margrave of Turin after Ulric's death (1034). The two were marri...