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'''Alrude, [[Countess]] of [[Bertinoro]]''' was a 12th-century [[Italy|Italian]] noblewoman and military leader. In 1172 she commanded the army that ended the imperial [[siege]] of Aucona. "Aucona" is likely to have been a reference to the city of [[Ancona]], now in the [[Marche]] region of Italy. She witnessed the imperial troops flee from Aucona upon their defeat.<ref>{{cite book|editor1-last=Commire|editor1-first=Anne|title=Women in World History: A Biographical Encyclopedia|date=2002|publisher=Yorkin Publications|location=Waterford, Connecticut|isbn=0-7876-4074-3|url=http://www.highbeam.com/doc/1G2-2591300247.html|chapter=Aldrude (fl. 1172)|subscription=yes}}</ref> According to a historical account written some time after the siege, Alrude led an army into battle and dealt a crushing blow to imperial troops under [[Frederick I, Holy Roman Emperor]].{{citation needed|date=September 2014}} |
'''Alrude, [[Countess]] of [[Bertinoro]]''' was a 12th-century [[Italy|Italian]] noblewoman and military leader. In 1172 she commanded the army that ended the imperial [[siege]] of Aucona. "Aucona" is likely to have been a reference to the city of [[Ancona]], now in the [[Marche]] region of Italy. She witnessed the imperial troops flee from Aucona upon their defeat.<ref>{{cite book|editor1-last=Commire|editor1-first=Anne|title=Women in World History: A Biographical Encyclopedia|date=2002|publisher=Yorkin Publications|location=Waterford, Connecticut|isbn=0-7876-4074-3|url=http://www.highbeam.com/doc/1G2-2591300247.html|chapter=Aldrude (fl. 1172)|subscription=yes}}</ref> According to a historical account written some time after the siege, Alrude led an army into battle and dealt a crushing blow to imperial troops under [[Frederick I, Holy Roman Emperor]].{{citation needed|date=September 2014}} |
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==See also== |
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Alrude, Countess of Bertinoro was a 12th-century Italian noblewoman and military leader. In 1172 she commanded the army that ended the imperial siege of Aucona. "Aucona" is likely to have been a reference to the city of Ancona, now in the Marche region of Italy. She witnessed the imperial troops flee from Aucona upon their defeat.[1] According to a historical account written some time after the siege, Alrude led an army into battle and dealt a crushing blow to imperial troops under Frederick I, Holy Roman Emperor.[citation needed]
- ^ Commire, Anne, ed. (2002). "Aldrude (fl. 1172)". Women in World History: A Biographical Encyclopedia. Waterford, Connecticut: Yorkin Publications. ISBN 0-7876-4074-3.
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