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Agnes of Burgundy. 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 . After the death of her husband, she proved an ...
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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Dec 31, 2023 · a) AGNES de Poitou Agnes was the daughter of Duke Guillaume VI according to Szabolcs de Vajay, although he cites no source in support of this[455]. According to Richard, Duke Guillaume VI died childless[456].
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- Henry III, Holy Roman Emperor
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Agnes of Poitou (1024–1077) 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. Born in 1024 in Poitou, France; died on December 14, 1077, in an Italian convent; daughter of William V the Pious, duke of Aquitaine ...
Agnes of Poitou (1052–1078)Queen of Castile and Leon. Name variations: Ines of Poitou or Pointou. 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).
Agnes of Poitou 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.
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Sep 20, 2021 · The Investiture Controversy did not start with Henry IV. and Gregory VII. Its roots go deeper and earlier protagonists like Agnes of Poitou set events in motion that would culminate in the great events of 1077-1120.
