Immilla of Turin

Daughter of Ulric Manfred II of Turin (c.1020–1078)

Immilla of Turin

Born| c. 1020
Turin
Died| 1078
Turin
Noble family| Arduinici
Spouse(s)|

* Otto of Schweinfurt
* Eckbert I of Meissen

Issue|

* Bertha
* Gisela
* Judith
* Eilika
* Beatrice
* Eckbert II
* Gertrude

Father| Ulric Manfred II of Turin
Mother| Bertha of Milan

Immilla (also Emilia, Immula, Ermengard, or Irmgard) (c. 1020 – January 1078)[1] was a duchess consort of Swabia by marriage to Otto III, Duke of Swabia, and a margravine of Meissen by marriage to Ekbert I of Meissen. She was regent of Meissen during the minority of her son, Ekbert II.

## Life

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Immilla was the daughter of Ulric Manfred II of Turin and Bertha of Milan and thereby a member of the Arduinici dynasty. Her older sister was Adelaide of Susa.

Her first husband was Otto III, Duke of Swabia, whom she married c. 1036.[2] After Otto's death in September 1057,[3] Immilla married again (c.1058). Her second husband was Ekbert I of Meissen.[4]

In 1067, shortly before his death, Ekbert I attempted to repudiate Immilla in order to marry Adela of Louvain, daughter of Lambert II, Count of Louvain and the widow of Otto I, Margrave of Meissen.[5] After Ekbert's death in 1068, Immilla spent some time at the imperial court with her niece Bertha, before returning to Italy.[6] It is possible that she acted as regent for her young son, Ekbert II, at this time.[7]

Immilla died in Turin on January 10, 1078. She is sometimes said to have become a nun before her death.[8]

## Marriages and children

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With her first husband, Otto, Immilla had five daughters:

* Bertha (or Alberada) (died 1 April 1103), married firstly Herman II, Count of Kastl, and married secondly Frederick, Count of Kastl
* Gisela, inherited Kulmbach and Plassenburg, married Arnold IV, Count of Andechs
* Judith (died 1104), married firstly Conrad I, Duke of Bavaria, and secondly Botho, Count of Pottenstein
* Eilika, abbess of Niedermünster
* Beatrice (1040–1140), inherited Schweinfurt, married Henry II, Count of Hildrizhausen and Margrave of the Nordgau

With her second husband, Ekbert I, Immilla had the following children:

* Ekbert II
* Gertrude

## References

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* H. Bresslau, Jahrbücher des Deutschen Reichs unter Konrad II., 2 vols. (1884), accessible online at: archive.org
* C.W. Previté-Orton, The Early History of the House of Savoy (1000-1233) (Cambridge, 1912), accessible online at: archive.org
* S. Hellmann, Die Grafen von Savoyen und das Reich: bis zum Ende der staufischen Periode (Innsbruck, 1900), accessible online (but without page numbers) at: Genealogie Mittelalter
* L. Fenske, Adelsopposition und kirchliche Reformbewegung im östlichen Sachsen. Entstehung und Wirkung des sächsischen Widerstandes gegen das salische Königtum während des Investiturstreites (1977).

## External links

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* Epistolae: Medieval Women's Latin Letters: Immilla of Turin Archived 2016-12-21 at the Wayback Machine (brief biography and English translation of a legal document issued by Immilla)
* Irmgard von Turin, Gräfin von Braunschweig, Markgräfin von Schweinfurt (in German)

## Notes

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1. ^ Bresslau, Jahrbücher, I, p. 378 (birthdate); Previté-Orton, Early History, p. 232 (deathdate)
2. ^ Previté-Orton, Early History, p. 217
3. ^ Hellmann, Grafen, p. 21
4. ^ Hellmann, Grafen, p. 21; Previté-Orton, Early History, p. 231
5. ^ Bresslau, Jahrbücher, I, p. 378; Creber, Alison (2019-04-22). "Breaking Up Is Hard To Do: Dissolving Royal and Noble Marriages in Eleventh-Century Germany". German History. 37 (2): 149–171\. doi:10.1093/gerhis/ghy108. ISSN 0266-3554.
6. ^ Bresslau, Jahrbücher, I, p. 378
7. ^ Fenske, Adelsopposition, pp. 35,74
8. ^ Previté-Orton, Early History, p. 232

Immilla of Turin

House of Savoy

Born: c. 1020 Died: January 1078

Regnal titles
Preceded by

Unknown daughter of Hugh IV of Egisheim

|  Duchess of Swabia
1048–1057  | Succeeded by

Matilda of Swabia

Preceded by

Adela of Louvain

|  Margravine of Meissen
1067–1068  | Succeeded by

Oda of Weimar
*[c.]: circa