Agnes of Aquitaine, Queen of Aragon and Navarre
Agnes of Aquitaine (end of 1072 – 6 June 1097) was a daughter of William VIII, Duke of Aquitaine, and his third wife, Hildegarde of Burgundy.[1]
In 1081, Agnes was betrothed to Peter I of Aragon and Navarre.[1] During 1086 in Jaca the couple married, and upon Peter's succession, Agnes became queen of Aragon and Navarre. By him, Agnes had two children, both of whom predeceased their father: Peter (died 1103) and Isabella (died 1104).
Agnes died in 1097, and her husband remarried to a woman named Bertha.
References[]
- ^ a b Dunbabin 2000, p. 384.
Sources[]
- Dunbabin, Jean (2000). France in the Making 843-1180. Oxford University Press.
Categories:
- 1097 deaths
- Aragonese queen consorts
- Navarrese royal consorts
- Countesses of Ribagorza
- People from Aquitaine
- 1072 births
- 11th-century Spanish women
- 11th-century people from the Kingdom of Aragon
- 11th-century French women
- 11th-century French people
- 11th-century people from the Kingdom of Pamplona