Stephania
wife of pope Adrian II
d. 868
Stephania was a Roman noblewoman and the wife of Pope Adrian II. Upon her husband's election to the papacy in 867, she resided in the Lateran Palace. She and her daughter were abducted and later murdered by her son-in-law, Eleutherius, in 868. Her abduction and death was described in the chronicle Annales Bertiniani by Saint Hincmar.
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- daughter of Adrian II parent of · traditional
- Adrian II spouse of · traditional
How we know
Recorded as a historical figure.