Individual Details
Agnes of Loon
(1150 - 1191)
According to Wikipedia:
Agnes of Loon (1150-1191), was a duchess consort of Bavaria, married to Otto I of Wittelsbach, Duke of Bavaria. She was regent of Bavaria during the minority of her son, Louis I, Duke of Bavaria, from 1183 to 1191. She was the daughter of Louis I, Count of Loon, and Agnes of Metz. Agnes was described as a forceful regent, who managed to secure the inheritance of her son.
Agnes was a patron of the writer Heinrich von Veldeke.
Issue
Agnes and Otto had the following children:
Otto (1169-1181)
Sophia (1170-1238), married Landgrave Hermann I of Thuringia (1155-1217),
Heilika I (b. 1171), married in 1184 to Hallgrave Dietrich of Wasserburg
Agnes (1172-1200), married Count Henry of Plain (d. 1190)
Richardis (1173-1231), married in 1186 to Count Otto I of Guelders and Zutphen
Louis I (1173-1231), married in 1204 to Ludmilla of Bohemia
Heilika II (b. 1176), married Count Adelbert III of Dillingen (d. 1214)
Elisabeth (b. 1178), married Count Berthold II of Vohburg (d. 1209)
Mechtild (1180-1231), married in 1209 to Count Rapoto II of Ortenburg (1164-1231).
References
http://www.guide2womenleaders.com/womeninpower/Womeninpower1150.htm
Agnes of Loon (1150-1191), was a duchess consort of Bavaria, married to Otto I of Wittelsbach, Duke of Bavaria. She was regent of Bavaria during the minority of her son, Louis I, Duke of Bavaria, from 1183 to 1191. She was the daughter of Louis I, Count of Loon, and Agnes of Metz. Agnes was described as a forceful regent, who managed to secure the inheritance of her son.
Agnes was a patron of the writer Heinrich von Veldeke.
Issue
Agnes and Otto had the following children:
Otto (1169-1181)
Sophia (1170-1238), married Landgrave Hermann I of Thuringia (1155-1217),
Heilika I (b. 1171), married in 1184 to Hallgrave Dietrich of Wasserburg
Agnes (1172-1200), married Count Henry of Plain (d. 1190)
Richardis (1173-1231), married in 1186 to Count Otto I of Guelders and Zutphen
Louis I (1173-1231), married in 1204 to Ludmilla of Bohemia
Heilika II (b. 1176), married Count Adelbert III of Dillingen (d. 1214)
Elisabeth (b. 1178), married Count Berthold II of Vohburg (d. 1209)
Mechtild (1180-1231), married in 1209 to Count Rapoto II of Ortenburg (1164-1231).
References
http://www.guide2womenleaders.com/womeninpower/Womeninpower1150.htm
Events
| Birth | 1150 | ||||
| Marriage | 1169 | Otto I, Duke of Bavaria | |||
| Death | 1191 |
Families
| Spouse | Otto I, Duke of Bavaria (1117 - 1183) |
| Child | Richardis of Bavaria (1173 - 1231) |
| Child | Louis I, Duke of Bavaria (1173 - 1231) |
| Child | Sophia of Wittelsbach (1170 - 1238) |
| Father | Louis I, Count of Loon (1107 - 1171) |
| Mother | Agnes of Metz (1114 - 1175) |
| Sibling | Living |