Agnes of Aquitaine, Queen of Aragon
Encyclopedia
Agnes of Aquitaine was a daughter of Duke William IX of Aquitaine
and his wife Philippa, Countess of Toulouse. She was an aunt of Eleanor of Aquitaine
, Queen consort of France
and England
.
Through Geoffery, Agnes was great-grandmother to Alix, Duchess of Brittany.
Aimery was killed in battle in 1127 and Agnes remained a widow for eight years.
, the couple probably wed on November 13 of 1135 in the cathedral of Jaca
. The exact reason for the marriage was that Agnes had already borne children; if she could have four surviving children, then she would probably be able to give Ramiro a surviving heir. The couple did have children - they had one daughter, Petronila of Aragon
, who later succeeded her father as Queen of Aragon. Ramiro died in 1157.
Petronila was betrothed to Ramon Berenguer IV at the age of two. The marriage contract, signed at Barbastro
on 11 August 1137, made Petronila the heiress to the crown of Aragon, which in event of her childless death would pass to Ramon Berenguer and any children he might have by another wife
It is very likely that she went back to Aquitaine
after the birth of her daughter, since her name doesn't appear on any Aragonese
documents during her daughter's reign.
Agnes retired to the Abbey of Fontevraud, where her mother had lived, and died there around 1159.
|-
William IX of Aquitaine
William IX , called the Troubador, was the Duke of Aquitaine and Gascony and Count of Poitou between 1086 and his death. He was also one of the leaders of the Crusade of 1101...
and his wife Philippa, Countess of Toulouse. She was an aunt of Eleanor of Aquitaine
Eleanor of Aquitaine
Eleanor of Aquitaine was one of the wealthiest and most powerful women in Western Europe during the High Middle Ages. As well as being Duchess of Aquitaine in her own right, she was queen consort of France and of England...
, Queen consort of France
France
The French Republic , The French Republic , The French Republic , (commonly known as France , is a unitary semi-presidential republic in Western Europe with several overseas territories and islands located on other continents and in the Indian, Pacific, and Atlantic oceans. Metropolitan France...
and England
England
England is a country that is part of the United Kingdom. It shares land borders with Scotland to the north and Wales to the west; the Irish Sea is to the north west, the Celtic Sea to the south west, with the North Sea to the east and the English Channel to the south separating it from continental...
.
First marriage
Agnes was first married in 1117 to Aimery V, Viscomte of Thouars, the marriage produced three sons:- William (d.1151), succeeded his father as Viscomte of Thouars
- Guy, did not succeed as Viscomte, died before William
- Geoffery (d.1173), succeeded William
Through Geoffery, Agnes was great-grandmother to Alix, Duchess of Brittany.
Aimery was killed in battle in 1127 and Agnes remained a widow for eight years.
Second marriage
Agnes was secondly married to Ramiro II of AragonRamiro II of Aragon
Ramiro II , called the Monk, was King of Aragon from 1134 until withdrawing from public life in 1137...
, the couple probably wed on November 13 of 1135 in the cathedral of Jaca
Jaca
Jaca is a city of northeastern Spain near the border with France, in the midst of the Pyrenees in the province of Huesca...
. The exact reason for the marriage was that Agnes had already borne children; if she could have four surviving children, then she would probably be able to give Ramiro a surviving heir. The couple did have children - they had one daughter, Petronila of Aragon
Petronila of Aragon
Petronilla of Aragon , whose name is also spelled Petronila or Petronella , was Queen regnant of Aragon from 1137 until 1164. She was the daughter and successor of Ramiro II by Agnes of Aquitaine...
, who later succeeded her father as Queen of Aragon. Ramiro died in 1157.
Petronila was betrothed to Ramon Berenguer IV at the age of two. The marriage contract, signed at Barbastro
Barbastro
Barbastro is a city in the Somontano county, province of Huesca, Spain...
on 11 August 1137, made Petronila the heiress to the crown of Aragon, which in event of her childless death would pass to Ramon Berenguer and any children he might have by another wife
It is very likely that she went back to Aquitaine
Aquitaine
Aquitaine , archaic Guyenne/Guienne , is one of the 27 regions of France, in the south-western part of metropolitan France, along the Atlantic Ocean and the Pyrenees mountain range on the border with Spain. It comprises the 5 departments of Dordogne, :Lot et Garonne, :Pyrénées-Atlantiques, Landes...
after the birth of her daughter, since her name doesn't appear on any Aragonese
Aragonese language
Aragonese is a Romance language now spoken in a number of local varieties by between 10,000 and 30,000 people over the valleys of the Aragón River, Sobrarbe and Ribagorza in Aragon, Spain...
documents during her daughter's reign.
Agnes retired to the Abbey of Fontevraud, where her mother had lived, and died there around 1159.
Sources
See also
- Dukes of Aquitaine family treeDukes of Aquitaine family treeThis is a family tree of the Dukes of Aquitaine, between 898 and 1204.See also: Aquitaine - Duke of Aquitaine - List of family trees-External links:*...
|-