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Agnes of Poitou

Type Figure Region Holy Roman Empire Time 1025–1077 Also known as Agnes of Poitou, Empress

A noblewoman from Poitou, she married Emperor Henry III in 1043 and became empress; in 1050 she bore Henry IV and after 1056 governed as regent.

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  1. 1025–1043Poitou · PoitouBorn in Poitou in western France, she was a daughter of William V and Agnes of Burgundy; she grew up among the local nobility and later became an important candidate for an imperial marriage.
  2. 1043–1056Imperial court of the Holy Roman Empire · GermanyAfter marrying Henry III at Ingelheim in 1043 she lived at the imperial court, taking part in court politics and religious affairs in the 1040s, bearing heirs for the Salian dynasty and maintaining ties between the French and German nobilities.
  3. 1050Goslar · GermanyIn 1050 she gave birth at Goslar to the heir Henry IV, who later became a central imperial monarch; during his childhood Agnes would direct imperial politics as regent.

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