Rotruda (or Roza) of Pavia (died after March 945) was an Italian noblewoman. Rotruda was married to
Giselbert I of Bergamo and later became the mistress of
Hugh of Italy
Hugh (c. 880–947), known as Hugh of Arles or Hugh of Provence, was the king of Italy from 926 until his death. He belonged to the Bosonid family. During his reign, he empowered his relatives at the expense of the aristocracy and tried to estab ...
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Life
Rotruda was the daughter of the ''iudex'' (judge) Walpert of Pavia. She married Giselbert of Bergamo ''c''.895. Together they had a son,
Lanfranc I of Bergamo.
Probably after Giselbert I’s death (c.927/929), Rotruda became the mistress of
Hugh of Italy
Hugh (c. 880–947), known as Hugh of Arles or Hugh of Provence, was the king of Italy from 926 until his death. He belonged to the Bosonid family. During his reign, he empowered his relatives at the expense of the aristocracy and tried to estab ...
, with whom she had a daughter, Rotlinda. Because of her relationship with Hugh, Rotruda is mentioned in
Liutprand of Cremona
Liutprand, also Liudprand, Liuprand, Lioutio, Liucius, Liuzo, and Lioutsios (c. 920 – 972),"LIUTPRAND OF CREMONA" in ''Oxford Dictionary of Byzantium, The Oxford Dictionary of Byzantium'', Oxford University Press, New York & Oxford, 1991, p. 12 ...
's work ''Antapodosis''.
[Liutpand of Cremona, ''Antapodosis'', III.39 and IV.14]
Marriage and children
With Giselbert, Rotruda had the following children:
*
Lanfranc I of Bergamo
With Hugh, Rotruda had the following children:
*Rotlinda (or Rolenda) (930-1001), who married Bernard, count of Pavia
References
*Liutprand of Cremona, ''Antapodosis'', in ''Die Werke Liudprands von Cremona'', ed. J. Becker, MGH SS rer Germ 41 (Hannover and Leipzig, 1915), accessible online at
Monumenta Germaniae Historica(in Latin)
*Liutprand of Cremona, ''The Complete Works of Liudprand of Cremona'', ed. and trans. P. Squatriti (Washington, D.C., 2007). (English translation)
*F. Menant, ‘Les Giselbertins, comtes du comté de Bergame et comtes palatins,’ in ''Formazione e strutture dei ceti dominanti nel medioevo'' (1988), pp. 115–186.
*J. Jarnut, ''Bergamo 568-1098. Verfassungs-, Sozial- und Wirtschaftsgeschichte einer lombardischen Stadt im Mittelalter'' (Wiesbaden, 1977).
*D.A. Bullough, ‘Urban change in Early Medieval Italy: the example of Pavia,’ ''Papers of the British School at Rome'' 34, n.s. 21 (1966), 82-130.
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People from Pavia
10th-century Italian nobility
Italian countesses
Mistresses of Italian royalty