Agnes of Austria (1150s–1182)
| Agnes of Austria | |
|---|---|
Babenberg | |
| Father | Henry II, Duke of Austria |
| Mother | Theodora Komnene |
Agnes of Austria (c. 1151/54 – 13 January 1182), a member of the
Life
Agnes was the eldest child of the Babenberg duke Henry II of Austria and his second wife, the Byzantine princess Theodora Komnene.
Queen
In 1166, Duke Henry II, who was mediating a peace between King Stephen III of Hungary and Emperor Manuel I Komnenos, proposed a marriage between his daughter, Agnes and the young king. However, the King decided to marry Princess Yaroslavna of Halych (1167); nevertheless, this marriage ended soon: the princess was repudiated and sent back to her father in 1168. The negotiations with Austria were renewed and Agnes was married to King Stephen III in the same year.[1][2][3]
Later life
Just after her husband's funeral, the widowed Agnes left for the
Duke Herman died in 1181. Agnes survived him only one year. She was buried in the Crypt of the
References
- ISBN 0-8020-7574-6
- ^ "Stephen III - king of Hungary". Retrieved 18 January 2017.
- ^ Comyn, Sir Robert Buckley (1 January 1851). "The history of the Western empire: from its restoration by Charlemagne to the accession of Charles V." W. H. Allen.
- ^ a b Mielke 2021, p. 87.
Sources
- Mielke, Christopher (2021). The Archaeology and Material Culture of Queenship in Medieval Hungary, 1000–1395. Palgrave Macmillan.