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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 (born c. 1024—died Dec. 14, 1077, Rome [Italy]) 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.
Agnes of Waiblingen (1072/73 – 24 September 1143), also known as Agnes of Germany, Agnes of Franconia and Agnes of Saarbrücken, was a member of the Salian imperial family. Through her first marriage, she was Duchess of Swabia; through her second marriage, she was Margravine of Austria.
- 24 September 1143 (aged 70–71), Klosterneuburg
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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 ...
Born in 1024 in Poitou, France; died on December 14, 1077, in an Italian convent; daughter of William V the Pious, duke of Aquitaine, and Agnes of Aquitaine (c. 995–1068); became second wife of Henry of Germany (1017–1056) also known as Henry III, Holy Roman emperor (r. 1039–1056), on November 1, 1043; children: Henry IV (b. 1050), Holy ...
