Adela of Milan, also Adelasia (after 1055) was a northern Italian noblewoman of the Obertenghi dynasty who became margravine of Savona through her marriage to margrave Anselm II of the Aleramici dynasty. She is an ancestor of the House of Il Vasto, including the margraves of Saluzzo, for which she is wrongly noted by some authors as "Adela of Saluzzo" (fiefdom which was later acquired by her grandson Boniface del Vasto).
Life She was born in an unknown date to Albert Azzo I, Margrave of Milan and Adelaide of Sabbioneta.,Brunhofer, Arduin von Ivrea, p. 212. therefore a sister to Alberto Azzo II, founder of the House of Este.
Through her marriage to Anselm II, margrave of Savona, she was the mother of the margraves of Savona and Il Bosco, the two original branches of the House of Il Vasto.
In may 1055 se donated property to the abby of San Pietro in Savigliano in which she also promised not to disturb the property of the abby of San Marziano beside her husband and two surviving children.
Marriage and children Adela married Anselm II, Margrave of Savona,Thiele, Erzählende genealogische Stammtafeln, table 29; Brunhofer, Arduin von Ivrea, p. 263. with whom she had the following children: Otto II "Teuto", margrave of Savona. Married Bertha of Turin, daughter of Ulric Manfred II, margrave of Turin, and Bertha of Milan. Hugo II, margrave of Il Bosco. Married Agnese d'Este, daughter or granddaughter of Alberto Azzo II, margrave of Milan. Anselm (died childless at a young age).
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References U. Brunhofer, Arduin von Ivrea. Untersuchungen zum letzten italienischen Königtum des Mittelalters (Augsburg, 1999). A. Thiele, Erzählende genealogische Stammtafeln zur europäischen Geschichte Band III Europäische Kaiser-, Königs- und Fürstenhäuser (R.G. Fischer Verlag, 1994).
Sources Adele Markgräfin von Saluzzo (in German)