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La Grande Italienne: Mathilde De Toscane by Amédée Renée. This English description presents a historical-biographical study focused on Mathilde of Tuscany, known as the Great Italian, and her role within 11th-century Italy's political-religious landscape. Set against the clashes between the Papacy and the Holy Roman Empire, the book chronicles Mathilde’s lineage from the Tuscan margraves and Béatrix of Lorraine, her education and piety, and her major influence as a patron of the arts and as a steadfast guardian of the Church. It surveys the Investiture Controversy, the rise of Gregory VII, the excommunication of Henry IV, and Mathilde’s leadership in Canossa, Mantua, Sorbara, and other theaters of war and diplomacy. The narrative emphasizes her alliance with popes, her mediation between rivals, and her attempts at dynastic marriages for the Church’s sake, alongside extensive charitable works—bridges, hospitals, and religious houses. The work also includes appendices with genealogies, sources like Domnizo’s Canosse poem, and analysis of Mathilde’s enduring legacy in Italian history.
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