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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 .
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Agnes of Burgundy, Duchess of Aquitaine. Agnes of Burgundy (or Agnes de Macon; c. 995-10 November 1068) was Duchess of Aquitaine by marriage to Duke William V and Countess of Anjou by marriage to Count Geoffrey II. She served as regent of the Duchy of Aquitaine during the minority of her son from 1039 until 1044.
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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 (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 ...
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 ...
Sep 20, 2021 · To say it right away, Agnes of Poitou was no Theophanu and certainly no Adelheid. That is not to say she was terribly incompetent; she just was not absolutely brilliant. And given the situation, absolutely brilliant was the baseline for a successful reign.
Agnes of Poitou. b. circa 1025, France; d. 1077, Rome. Agnes was married to the Holy Roman emperor Henry III in 1043. After his death in 1056, she served as regent-empress of the Roman empire in the name of her young son, Henry IV.
