biography
| name: |
Ermengarda
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also known as Desiderata
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pronunciation:
[airmengah(r)da]
| sex:
| female
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| lived:
| (d.c.772)
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| biography:
| The daughter of Desiderio, King of the Lombards. She was given in marriage to Charlemagne as a pledge of the peace between the Franks and Lombards, in accordance with the wishes of Bertrada, Charlemagne's mother. She was repudiated by him when Desiderio supported Carloman's sons against Charlemagne. She is one of the characters in Manzoni's Adelchi. |
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