Agnes of Bavaria, Margravine of Brandenburg
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Agnes of Bavaria | |
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Margravine of Brandenburg | |
Born | 1276 |
Died | 1345 |
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 a 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).
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