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46 herself had, till then, 882, courageously defended. Then Charles took Angelberga from her prison, and sent her, under the care of the bishop of Verçeil, his prime minister, to Rome.

After this time we hear no more of her, excepting, that, by a bull in the year 885, pope Adrian III. at her desire, confirmed and augmented the privileges of her monastery. That, in 888, she obtained of Berenger, then created king of Italy, a diploma in confirmation of her property; and the next year, Hermengarde being in Germany, obtained for her a like diploma from the emperor Arnold.

It is not specified when she died. She had only two daughters by the emperor—Hermengarde, who survived her, and Gisela, abbess of St. Julia, who died before her parents.

celebrated for her skill in painting, but more for her great knowledge in Latin and Italian literature. She died young. portraits and pictures for altar-pieces, from the designs of Antonio Campi. In 1568 she was visited by Vasari, who was astonished at the freshness and beauty of her colouring.