, Agnes Of Germany

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Agnes of Germany
b: 1072/1073
d: 24 SEP 1143
Biography
Agnes of Germany (1072/3 – 24 September 1143), also known as Agnes ofWaiblingen, was a member of the Salian imperial family. Through her firstmarriage, she was a Duchess consort of Swabia; through her secondmarriage, she was a Margravine consort of Austria.

She was the daughter of Henry IV, Holy Roman Emperor, and Bertha ofSavoy.[1] Her maternal grandparents were Otto, Count of Savoy, andAdelaide of Susa. Her brother was Henry V, Holy Roman Emperor.

In 1079, aged seven, Agnes was betrothed to Frederick, a member of theHohenstaufen dynasty; at the same time, Henry IV invested Frederick asthe new duke of Swabia.[2] The couple married in 1086, when Agnes wasfourteen. They had eleven children, named in a document found in theabbey of Lorsch:
Hedwig-Eilike (1088–1110), married Friedrich, Count of Legenfeld
Bertha-Bertrade (1089–1120), married Adalbert, Count of Elchingen
Frederick II of Swabia
Hildegard
Conrad III of Germany
Gisihild-Gisela
Heinrich (1096–1105)
Beatrix (1098–1130), became an abbess
Kunigunde-Cuniza (1100–1120/1126), wife of Henry X, Duke of Bavaria(1108–1139)[3]
Sophia, married a count Adalbert
Fides-Gertrude, married Hermann III, Count Palatine of the Rhine

Following Frederick''s death in 1105,[4] Agnes married Leopold III(1073-1136), the Margrave of Austria (1095-1136).[5] According to alegend, a veil lost by Agnes and found by Leopold years later whilehunting was the instigation for him to found the KlosterneuburgMonastery.

Their children were:[6]
Leopold IV
Henry II of Austria
Berta, married Heinrich of Regensburg
Agnes, "one of the most famous beauties of her time", married WladyslawII of Poland
Ernst
Uta, wife of Liutpold von Plain
Otto of Freising, bishop and biographer
Conrad, Bishop of Passau, and Archbishop of Salzburg
Elizabeth, married Hermann, Count of Winzenburg
Judith, m. c. 1133 William V of Montferrat. Their children formed animportant Crusading dynasty.
Gertrude, married Vladislav II of Bohemia
According to the Continuation of the Chronicles of Klosterneuburg, theremay have been up to seven other children (possibly from multiple births)stillborn or who died in infancy.

In 1125, Agnes'' brother, Henry V, Holy Roman Emperor, died childless,leaving Agnes and her children as heirs to the Salian dynasty''s immenseallodial estates, including Waiblingen.

In 1127, Agnes'' eldest surviving son, Konrad III, was elected as therival King of Germany by those opposed to the Saxon party''s Lothar III.When Lothar died in 1137, Konrad was elected to the position.
Facts
  • 1072/1073 - Birth -
  • 24 SEP 1143 - Death - ; Klosterneuburg
Ancestors
   
 
   
  
  
Agnes of Poitou
ABT 1025 - 14 DEC 1077
 
Agnes of Germany
1072/1073 - 24 SEP 1143
  
 
  
 
   
  
  
Adelaide of Susa
1014/1020 - 19 DEC 1091
 
Family Group Sheet - Child
PARENT (M) Henry IV, Holy Roman Emperor
Birth
Death
Marriageto Bertha of Savoy
FatherHenry III, Holy Roman Emperor
MotherAgnes of Poitou
PARENT (F) Bertha of Savoy
Birth
Death
Marriageto Henry IV, Holy Roman Emperor
FatherOtto I, Count of Savoy
MotherAdelaide of Susa
CHILDREN
FAgnes of Germany
Birth1072/1073
Death24 SEP 1143Klosterneuburg
Marriage1086to Frederick I, Duke of Swabia
Marriage1105to Leopold III, Margrave of Austria
Family Group Sheet - Spouse
Family Group Sheet - Spouse
PARENT (M) Leopold III, Margrave of Austria
Birth
Death
Marriage1105to Agnes of Germany
FatherLeopold II, Margrave of Austria
MotherIda of Formbach-Ratelnberg
PARENT (F) Agnes of Germany
Birth1072/1073
Death24 SEP 1143 Klosterneuburg
Marriage1086to Frederick I, Duke of Swabia
Marriage1105to Leopold III, Margrave of Austria
FatherHenry IV, Holy Roman Emperor
MotherBertha of Savoy
CHILDREN
FAgnes of Babenberg
Birth1108/1113
Death24/25 JAN 1163Altenburg, Holy Roman Empire
MarriageABT 1125to Władysław II the Exile
Descendancy Chart
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Agnes of Merania d: JUL 1201
Agnes of Merania d: JUL 1201
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10 Edward III b: 13 NOV 1312 d: 21 JUN 1377
Agnes of Babenberg b: 1108/1113 d: 24/25 JAN 1163
Alfonso VII of León and Castile b: 1 MAR 1105 d: 21 AUG 1157
Alfonso II of Aragon b: MAR 1157 d: 25 APR 1196
Alfonso II, Count of Provence b: 1174 d: 1 DEC 1209
Henry III b: 1 OCT 1207 d: 16 NOV 1272
Edward I b: 17 JUN 1239 d: 7 JUL 1307
Eleanor of Castile b: ABT 1245 d: 1290
Edward II b: 25 APR 1284 d: 21 SEP 1327
10 Edward III b: 13 NOV 1312 d: 21 JUN 1377
Edward II b: 25 APR 1284 d: 21 SEP 1327
Marie of Brabant, Queen of France b: 13 MAY 1254 d: 12 JAN 1321
Edward I b: 17 JUN 1239 d: 7 JUL 1307
Edward III b: 13 NOV 1312 d: 21 JUN 1377
Edward II b: 25 APR 1284 d: 21 SEP 1327
10 Edward III b: 13 NOV 1312 d: 21 JUN 1377