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Mother. Irmingard of Henneberg. Agnes of Hohenstaufen (1176 – 7 or 9 May 1204) was the daughter and heiress of the Hohenstaufen count palatine Conrad of the Rhine. She was Countess of the Palatinate herself from 1195 until her death, as the wife of the Welf count palatine Henry V .
The Hohenstaufen dynasty (/ ˈ h oʊ ə n ʃ t aʊ f ən /, US also /-s t aʊ-/, German: [ˌhoːənˈʃtaʊfn̩]), also known as the Staufer, was a noble family of unclear origin that rose to rule the Duchy of Swabia from 1079, and to royal rule in the Holy Roman Empire during the Middle Ages from 1138 until 1254.
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The founder of the line was the count Frederick (died 1105), who built Staufen Castle in the Swabian Jura Mountains and was rewarded for his fidelity to Emperor Henry IV by being appointed duke of Swabia as Frederick I in 1079. He later married Henry’s daughter Agnes.
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St. Agnes (flourished 4th century, Rome [Italy]; feast day January 21) was a virgin and patron saint of girls, who is one of the most-celebrated Roman martyrs. Agnes, St. St. Agnes with a lamb at her feet.
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The nearest kinsmen of Henry V were his Hohenstaufen nephews— Frederick, duke of Swabia, and his younger brother Conrad—the sons of Henry’s sister Agnes and Frederick, the first Hohenstaufen duke of Swabia.
The Hohenstaufen (or the Staufer (s)) were a dynasty of Kings of Germany, many of whom were also crowned Holy Roman Emperor and Duke of Swabia. The dynasty can be dated from 1138 until 1266. In 1194, the Hohenstaufen also became Kings of Sicily. The proper name, taken from their castle in Swabia, is Staufen.
May 23, 2018 · In 1079, Frederick married Agnes, daughter of Holy Roman Emperor Henry IV [1], and was created duke of Swabia.
