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.
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.
- 1072/1073 - Birth -
- 24 SEP 1143 - Death - ; Klosterneuburg
PARENT (M) Henry IV, Holy Roman Emperor | |||
Birth | |||
Death | |||
Marriage | to Bertha of Savoy | ||
Father | Henry III, Holy Roman Emperor | ||
Mother | Agnes of Poitou | ||
PARENT (F) Bertha of Savoy | |||
Birth | |||
Death | |||
Marriage | to Henry IV, Holy Roman Emperor | ||
Father | Otto I, Count of Savoy | ||
Mother | Adelaide of Susa | ||
CHILDREN | |||
F | Agnes of Germany | ||
Birth | 1072/1073 | ||
Death | 24 SEP 1143 | Klosterneuburg | |
Marriage | 1086 | to Frederick I, Duke of Swabia | |
Marriage | 1105 | to Leopold III, Margrave of Austria |
PARENT (M) Frederick I, Duke of Swabia | |||
Birth | |||
Death | |||
Marriage | 1086 | to Agnes of Germany | |
Father | Frederick von Büren | ||
Mother | Hildegard of Egisheim-Dagsburg | ||
PARENT (F) Agnes of Germany | |||
Birth | 1072/1073 | ||
Death | 24 SEP 1143 | Klosterneuburg | |
Marriage | 1086 | to Frederick I, Duke of Swabia | |
Marriage | 1105 | to Leopold III, Margrave of Austria | |
Father | Henry IV, Holy Roman Emperor | ||
Mother | Bertha of Savoy | ||
CHILDREN | |||
F | Heilika of Swabia | ||
Birth | |||
Death | |||
Marriage | to Frederick III of Pettendorf | ||
F | Bertha of Hohenstaufen | ||
Birth | |||
Death | |||
Marriage | to Adalbert | ||
M | Frederick II, Duke of Swabia | ||
Birth | |||
Death | |||
Marriage | to Agnes of Saarbrücken | ||
Marriage | to Judith of Bavaria, Duchess of Swabia |
PARENT (M) Leopold III, Margrave of Austria | |||
Birth | |||
Death | |||
Marriage | 1105 | to Agnes of Germany | |
Father | Leopold II, Margrave of Austria | ||
Mother | Ida of Formbach-Ratelnberg | ||
PARENT (F) Agnes of Germany | |||
Birth | 1072/1073 | ||
Death | 24 SEP 1143 | Klosterneuburg | |
Marriage | 1086 | to Frederick I, Duke of Swabia | |
Marriage | 1105 | to Leopold III, Margrave of Austria | |
Father | Henry IV, Holy Roman Emperor | ||
Mother | Bertha of Savoy | ||
CHILDREN | |||
F | Agnes of Babenberg | ||
Birth | 1108/1113 | ||
Death | 24/25 JAN 1163 | Altenburg, Holy Roman Empire | |
Marriage | ABT 1125 | to Władysław II the Exile |
1 Agnes of Germany b: 1072/1073 d: 24 SEP 1143
+ Agnes of Loon b: 1150 d: 1191
6 Adelaide of Guelders b: ABT 1182 d: 1218
8 Adelaide of Holland, Countess of Hainaut b: ABT 1230
+ Agnes of Rochlitz d: 1195
6 Gertrude of Merania b: 1185
6 Agnes of Merania d: JUL 1201
+ Adalbert
5 Agnes of Rochlitz d: 1195
6 Gertrude of Merania b: 1185
6 Agnes of Merania d: JUL 1201
+ Edward II b: 25 APR 1284 d: 21 SEP 1327
10 Edward III b: 13 NOV 1312 d: 21 JUN 1377
2 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
5 Alfonso II, Count of Provence b: 1174 d: 1 DEC 1209
+ Henry III b: 1 OCT 1207 d: 16 NOV 1272
8 Edward I b: 17 JUN 1239 d: 7 JUL 1307
+ Eleanor of Castile b: ABT 1245 d: 1290
9 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