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Agnes De Franconie (von Franken)(Waiblingen), Duchess of Swabia, Margravine of Austria

Agnes De Franconie (von Franken)(Waiblingen), Duchess of Swabia, Margravine of Austria[1]

Female 1072 - 1143  (71 years)

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  • Name Agnes De Franconie (von Franken)(Waiblingen) 
    Suffix Duchess of Swabia, Margravine of Austria 
    Born 1072  Germany Find all individuals with events at this location 
    Gender Female 
    History Agnes was born at the end of 1072, the second daughter of Emperor Heinrich IV and Berta de Savoie.

    On 24 March 1079, when Agnes was seven, she was betrothed to Friedrich I, Herzog von Schwaben, son of Friedrich von Büren, Graf im Risgau, and Hildegard von Schwaben. Their marriage between 1086 and 1089 would give rise to the later claim of the house of Schwaben to the German throne. They had eleven children, of whom Friedrich II, Konrad III and Heilika would have progeny.

    Friedrich died in 1105 and in 1106 Agnes became the second wife of Leopold III von Österreich, Markgraf von der Ostmark. The marriage was a reward for Leopold\'s backing of her brother, the future emperor Heinrich V against his father Emperor Heinrich IV. Agnes and Leopold had numerous children of whom Heinrich II, Agnes, Judith and Gertrud would have progeny.

    Agnes was said to have used her strong religious faith and belief in the afterlife to sustain the loss of more than half of her children in her lifetime. She died in Klosterneuburg on 24 September 1143, almost seven years after her husband. The strong bonds between the Hohenstaufen and the Babenbergs were established through Agnes. Like her husband she was buried in the Augustinian monastery at Klosterneuburg.  [2
    Died 24 Sep 1143  Austria, age 71 Find all individuals with events at this location 
    Person ID I459  Ellie Wood Keith
    Last Modified 1 Mar 2018 

    Father Heinrich IV (Henry IV) Holy Roman Emperor,   b. 11 Nov 1050, Goslar, Saxe, Germany Find all individuals with events at this location,   d. 7 Aug 1106, Liege, Wallonie, Belgique, age 55 Find all individuals with events at this location  (Age 55 years) 
    Relationship putative 
    Mother Berthe De Savoy (Turin),   b. 21 Sep 1051, France Find all individuals with events at this location,   d. 27 Dec 1087, France, age 36 Find all individuals with events at this location  (Age 36 years) 
    Relationship putative 
    Family ID F241  Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

    Family 1 Friedrich I, Herzog von Schwaben 1079-1105,   b. Abt 1050,   d. Bef 21 Jul 1105  (Age ~ 55 years) 
    Married Abt 1086/1089 
    Children 
    +1. Heilika (Hadewig) von Staufen,   b. 1087,   d. Aft 1110  (Age 24 years)
    Last Modified 28 Feb 2018 
    Family ID F1190  Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

    Family 2 Leopold III D'Autriche, Dit,   b. 1073, Melk, Austriche Find all individuals with events at this location,   d. 15 Nov1136, Austria, age 63 Find all individuals with events at this location 
    Children 
    +1. Agnes Babenberg,   b. 1108-1113,   d. 24 Jan 1160-1163, Altenburg, Germany Find all individuals with events at this location  (Age 50 years)
    Last Modified 16 May 2017 
    Family ID F240  Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

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  • Sources 
    1. [S12] Wikipedia, https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Agnes_of_Waiblingen.

    2. [S64] Genealogics, Leo Van de Pas, http://www.genealogics.org/getperson.php?personID=I00027239&tree=LEO.