Prangarda of Canossa (died after 991), was a northern Italian noblewoman.
Life Prangarda was a member of the House of Canossa. Her father was Adalbert Atto of Canossa, and her mother was Hildegard (who was probably a member of the Supponid dynasty).Lazzari, 'Aziende fortificate,' p. 101. Prangarda married Manfred I of Turin, perhaps after the siege of Canossa in 951, but more likely after 962.Fumagalli, Origini, pp. 30ff., 81f.; Sergi, ‘Una grande circoscrizione,’ pp. 660f.; Violante, ‘Quelques caractéristiques,’ pp. 108f. In 991 Prangarda issued a charter, with Manfred's consent, in which she sold her share of the estate of Vilinianum in Parma.G. Drei, Le carte degli archivi parmensi del secolo XII (Parma, 1950), no. 78 (March 991, Pavia), pp. 238ff. It is clear from this charter that Prangarda's dowry included lands totalling at least one thousand iugera (roughly 650 acres) in Parma and Reggio.Lazzari, 'Aziende fortificate,' p. 99.
Children With Manfred, Prangarda had several children, including: Ulric Manfred Alric Otto Atto Hugo Wido
References
Bibliography . V. Fumagalli, Le origini di una grande dinastia feudale Adalberto-Atto di Canossa (Tübingen, 1971). T. Lazzari, ‘Aziende fortificate, castelli e pievi: le basi patrimoniali dei poteri dei Canossa e le loro giurisdizioni,’ in A. Calzona, ed., Matilde e il tesoro dei Canossa tra castelli, monasteri e città (Milan, 2008), pp. 96–115, accessible at: G. Sergi, ‘Una grande circoscrizione del regno italico: la marca arduinica di Torino,’ Studi Medievali XII (1971), 637–712 C. Violante, ‘Quelques caractéristiques des structures familiales en Lombardie, Emilie, et Toscane aux Xle et XII siècles,’ in G. Duby, and J. le Goff, eds., Famille et parenté dans l’Occident médiéval (Paris, 1977), pp. 87–148.