What happened to the House of Canossa after Matilda's death?
Became extinct
Continued to thrive
Merged with another house
Was divided
Answer
Upon Matilda's passing, the House of Canossa, an influential dynasty in medieval Italy, became extinct. The house had played a pivotal role in the Investiture Controversy and had produced several notable figures, including Matilda herself. Her vast inheritance, which included vast territories in Tuscany and Lombardy, was divided among her allies and vassals, marking the end of the Canossa lineage.
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