Stephania | |
---|---|
Popess of Rome | |
Born | unknown 868 |
Spouse | Pope Adrian II |
Issue | 1 |
Stephania (died 868) 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.