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Agnes of Poitou (c. 1025 – 14 December 1077) was the queen of Germany from 1043 and empress of the Holy Roman Empire from 1046 until 1056 as the wife of Emperor Henry III. From 1056 to 1061, she ruled the Holy Roman Empire as regent during the minority of their son Henry IV.
Agnes of Poitou was the second wife of the Holy Roman emperor Henry III. She was regent (1056–62) during the minority of her son, the future Henry IV. Agnes was a daughter of William V the Great, duke of Aquitaine, and was a descendant of the kings of Burgundy and Italy.
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Agnes of Poitou ( c. 1025 – 14 December 1077) was the queen of Germany from 1043 and empress of the Holy Roman Empire from 1046 until 1056 as the wife of Emperor Henry III. From 1056 to 1061, she ruled the Holy Roman Empire as regent during the minority of their son Henry IV.
Dec 31, 2023 · Agnes of Poitou. Daughter of William V, duke of Aquitaine and Agnes of Burgundy. Project MedLands BAVARIA. HEINRICH, son of KONRAD II King of Germany & his wife Gisela of Swabia (28 Oct 1017-Bodfeld im Harz 5 Oct 1056, bur Speyer cathedral).
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Holy Roman Empress and regent whose court attracted Europe's most creative minds to Germany. Name variations: Agnes of Aquitaine; Agnes of Bavaria; Agnes of Germany; Agnes of Guienne.
Sep 20, 2021 · Agnes was the daughter of duke William V of Aquitaine and Agnes of Burgundy. She married emperor Henry III in 1043. The marriage was entirely political, giving Henry III links to the powerful Angevin counts and solidified his position in Burgundy.
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Born in 1052; died on June 6, 1078; daughter of Guillaume also known as William VIII (or VI), duke of Aquitaine; became first wife of Alphonso VI (c. 1030–1109), king of Leon (r. 1065–1070, 1072–1109) and Castile (r. 1072–1109), in 1069 (divorced 1077).
