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Emma of Italy

Emma of Italy
Queen consort of Western Francia
Tenure965–986
Bornc. 948
SpouseLothair of France
(m. 965; died 986)
IssueLouis V
HouseBoso
FatherLothair II of Italy
MotherAdelaide of Italy

Emma of Italy (c. 948 – after 987) was Queen of Western Francia as the wife of King Lothair, whom she married in 965.[1][2] Their son, Louis V, was the last Carolingian king.

  1. ^ Bouchard, Constance B. (1988). "The Bosonids or Rising to Power in the Late Carolingian Age". French Historical Studies. 15 (3): 407–431. doi:10.2307/286367. ISSN 0016-1071. JSTOR 286367.
  2. ^ Woolf, Daniel R.; Feldherr, Andrew; Foot, Sarah; Hardy, Grant (2011). The Oxford History of Historical Writing: Volume 2: 400-1400. OUP Oxford. ISBN 978-0-19-923642-8.

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