Agnes of Bavaria, Margravine of Brandenburg
Appearance
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Agnes of Bavaria | |
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Margravine of Brandenburg | |
Born | 1276 |
Died | 1345[1] |
Noble family | House of Wittelsbach House of Hesse by marriage House of Ascania by marriage |
Spouse(s) | Henry the Younger of Hesse Henry I, Margrave of Brandenburg-Stendal |
Father | Louis II, Duke of Bavaria |
Mother | Matilda of Habsburg |
Agnes of Bavaria (1276–1345) was daughter of Duke Louis II of Upper Bavaria and his third wife, Matilda of Habsburg.
In 1290, in Donauwörth, she married Henry "the Younger" of Hesse (1265 – 23 August 1298[citation needed]), a son of Landgrave Henry I of Hesse (1244–1308). They had at least one child:
- Agnes, married to Gerlach I, Count of Nassau (c. 1285–1361).
In 1303, she remarried to Margrave Henry I of Brandenburg-Stendal (1256–1318). From her second marriage, she had three children:
- Henry II "the Child" (1308–1320).
- Sophia (1300–1356), heiress of Landsberg and the County Palatine of Saxony, married in 1327 to Duke Magnus of Brunswick-Wolfenbüttel (1304–1369).
- Judith/Jutta (b.1302–b.1330), married in 1318 to Duke Henry II, Duke of Brunswick-Lüneburg of Brunswick-Grubenhagen (b.1296–a.1351).
References
[edit]- ^ The American Genealogist. D.L. Jacobus. 1970. p. 154. Retrieved 1 November 2024.