Emma of Italy (c.948 – ?) was the daughter of Lothair II of Italy (also called Lothair of Arles) and Adelaide of Italy (also called Adelaide of Burgundy, Saint Adelaide), who would later become Holy Roman Empress. She was the last Carolingian Queen Consort of Western Francia (France) by virtue of her marriage to Lothair of France; her son, Louis V of France, was the last Carolingian King. Lothar II of Arles was King of Italy from 947 to 950. ... Saint Adelaide (931 – 16 December 999) was perhaps the most prominent European woman of the 10th century. ... This page is about the Germanic empire. ... Also see: France in the Middle Ages. ... King George V of the United Kingdom and his consort, Queen Mary A queen consort is the wife and consort of a reigning king. ... The Frankish Empire after the treaties of Verdun and Meerssen. ... Lothair (941-986), king of France, son of Louis IV and Gerberge of Saxony, succeeded his father in 954, and was at first under the guardianship of Hugh the Great, duke of the Franks, and then under that of his maternal uncle Bruno, archbishop of Cologne. ... King Louis V of France (ca. ...

Born around 948, Emma was the daughter of Lothair of Arles, titular King of Italy, and Adelaide of Burgundy, the heiress to the title. Her paternal grandfather was Hugh of Arles, Regent of Arles; her maternal grandparents were Rudolf II, King of Upper Burgundy and Bertha of Swabia. Rudolf and Hugh had originally contested for the title and lands of the Kingdom of Italy; Hugh had become King of Italy, but was forced to buy peace with Rudolf by giving him Arles (Lower Burgundy). Emma's parents had been married as part of the Peace. Rudolf II (died July 11, 937) King of Upper Burgundy ( 912–937), King of Lower Burgundy (Provence) ( 933–937), King of Italy (effective, 922– 926 – claim abandoned 933). ... Bertha of Swabia, by Albert Anker, 1888 Bertha of Swabia (c. ...

Emma's father was poisoned when she was a young girl, in 950, by his political rival, Berengar of Ivrea. Berengar attempted to marry Emma's mother, an heiress of the Kingdom, to his own son; she defied him, however, and married Otto the Great of Germany instead, becoming mother to future Emperor Emperor Otto II. Berengar of Ivrea (?-966), sometimes also referred to as Berengar II of Italy was marquess of Ivrea, and later King of Italy. ... Otto I at his victory over Berengar of Friuli Grave of Otto I in Magdeburg Otto I the Great (November 23, 912 - May 7, 973), son of Henry I the Fowler, king of the Germans, and Matilda of Ringelheim, was Duke of Saxony, King of the Germans and arguably the... Otto II and Theophano. ...

In 965, Emma was married to the King of Western Francia, Lothair. They had one child, Louis V of France (b.967).

In 977, Emma was accused by her brother-in-law, Charles of Lower Lorraine, of infidelity with Ascelin, Bishop of Laon. The Queen and Bishop were exonerated by the Synod of Sainte-Macre, led by Adalberon, Archbishop of Rheims, and Charles was forced to flee Western Francia. Emma, to ensure her son's succession, then persuaded Lothair to crown him as associated King; Lothair did so, but refused to let him have any real power. Charles of Lorraine (953-993) was the son of King Louis IV of France and Gerberga. ...

Emma's marriage to Lothair was marked by hostilities between her husband and her brother-in-law, Emperor Otto II, each invading the other's territories, and attempting to destabilise each other, often through the intermediary of Lothair's brother, Charles (who as Duke of Lower Lorraine was a vassal of the Emperor). The final years of their marriage, however, from 980 onwards, saw peace between Lothair and his in-laws; when Otto II died, he was even advanced as guardian of the young King.

Lothair died on 26 March 986, and their young son Louis became King. However, he promptly drove Emma and Bishop Ascelin of Laon from the Court, accusing them of having poisoned Lothair. He then died on 22 May 987, without an heir. In the following months, her brother-in-law Charles seized the royal capital of Laon and declared himself King; Hugh Capet, Duke of the Franks, was elected and crowned King by the agencies of Adalberon on July 3 987. In the resulting conflicts, Ascelin betrayed Charles to Hugh Capet, as a result of which the last Carolingian was imprisoned in Orleans. Emma's doings following the death of her son are unclear; she is believed to have died in a Burgundian convent. March 26 is the 85th day of the year in the Gregorian Calendar (86th in leap years). ... Events March 2 - Louis V becomes King of the Franks End of the reign of Emperor Kazan of Japan Emperor Ichijo ascends to the throne of Japan Explorer Bjarni Herjólfsson becomes the first inhabitant of the Old World to sight North America Births Deaths March 2 - Lothair, King of... May 22 is the 142nd day of the year in the Gregorian calendar (143rd in leap years). ... Events Hugh Capet, Count of Paris, crowned King of France Kukulcan conquers Chichen Itza Births Deaths May 21 King Louis V of France Categories: 987 ... -1... July 3 is the 184th day of the year (185th in leap years) in the Gregorian calendar, with 181 days remaining. ...