Sigifred of Lucca
10th-century Lombard nobleman
About Sigifred of Lucca
Sigifred of Lucca (also Sigefred, Siegfried) (died after 940) was a Lombard nobleman and the progenitor of the House of Canossa.
Donizo, the 12th-century biographer of the Canossa dynasty, refers to Sigifred as coming from ‘the county of Lucca’ (de comitatu Lucensis). Little is known about Sigifred. Although he was from Lucca, he was probably not count of Lucca. He moved from Tuscany to Emilia-Romagna c.924-930 when Hugh of Italy endowed him with lands around Parma. Sigifred also gained control of lands around Brescia.
With his wife, whose identity is not known, Sigifred had at least three sons: Adalbert Atto of Canossa Sigifred, progenitor of the Baratti dynasty Gerard, progenitor of the Guiberti dynasty
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Who was Sigifred of Lucca?
10th-century Lombard nobleman
When was Sigifred of Lucca born?
Sigifred of Lucca was born in Parma.
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· Wikipedia: Sigifred of Lucca
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