Who claims to have descended from the COuntess Mathilde of Canossa ?
To " go to Canossa " is an expression – used often in German : " nach Canossa gehen " , in Dutch : " naar Canossa gaan " , in Danish , Norwegian and Swedish : " Canossavandring " or " Kanossagang " , in French : " aller à Canossa " , in Hungarian : " kanosszajárás " , in Italian : " andare a Canossa " , and in Slovenian : " pot v Canosso " – to describe doing penance , often with the connotation that it is unwilling or coerced .