Matilde di Canossa
11th & 12th Century
What these hills have seen over the years we can only imagine, but we are certain of a very powerful and formidable woman’s influence. One of the most important governing figures of the Italian Middle Ages, Matilde di Canossa (or Matilda of Tuscany) ruled over a vast empire ranging from Lombardy over Emilia all the way to Tuscany, with Canossa at its center. Today’s village of Roncolo, home to the Tenuta Venturini Baldini, is part of the town of Quattro Castella which takes its name from four castles deemed part of Matilda of Canossa’s defensive system.
