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chapter vii • ownership •<br />
Charles spinola<br />
ancestors<br />
Blessed Charles Spinola (1564 – 10<br />
September 1622), also known as Carlo<br />
Spinola, was a Jesuit missionary<br />
from Genoa, martyred in Japan as a<br />
missionary.<br />
Matilde di canossa<br />
Matilde of Canossa (1046 – 24 july<br />
1115), was a powerful feudal lady<br />
in northern Italy and the chief<br />
Italian supporter of Pope Gregory VII<br />
during the investiture controversy.<br />
In addition, she was one of the few<br />
medieval women to be remembered<br />
for her military accomplishments,<br />
which allowed her dominion over all<br />
the territories north of the church states.<br />
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