Individual Details
Ágnes de Chatillon
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Agnes was born about 1154, the daughter of Renaud de Châtillon, prince of Antioch by right of his wife, and his first wife Constance, princess of Antioch. In 1170 Agnes went to Constantinople, where her half-sister Maria had been living as the wife of Manuel I Komnenos, emperor of Byzantium.
In 1168 Agnes was married to Béla III, the son of Geisa II, king of Hungary, and Euphrosyne of Kiev. In 1164 Béla had been sent to the court of Byzantium to be educated as part of an agreement between the then Hungarian king, Béla's elder brother Stefan III. Manuel, who had no legitimate sons, intended that Béla should marry his daughter Maria Komnena and eventually succeed him as emperor. Béla received a Greek name, Alexius, and the title of despot. However when Alexios II Komnenos was born as a son of Manuel and Maria of Antioch, Béla's marriage to Maria Komnena was voided, but the emperor negotiated a match for Béla with his wife's sister.
The new couple went on a pilgrimage to Jerusalem where they made a donation for the Knights Hospitaller. In the summer, after the death of Béla's brother King Stefan III, her husband ascended the throne as King Béla III, and they moved to Hungary. They had two sons and two daughters who would all have progeny.
Agnes died in 1184, and was buried in Székesfehérvár. Her remains were confidently identified by archaeologists during the late 19th century excavations at the ruined cathedral of Székesfehévár. They were afterwards reinterred at the Matthias Church in Budapest, with those of her husband.
Source: Leo van de Pas
In 1168 Agnes was married to Béla III, the son of Geisa II, king of Hungary, and Euphrosyne of Kiev. In 1164 Béla had been sent to the court of Byzantium to be educated as part of an agreement between the then Hungarian king, Béla's elder brother Stefan III. Manuel, who had no legitimate sons, intended that Béla should marry his daughter Maria Komnena and eventually succeed him as emperor. Béla received a Greek name, Alexius, and the title of despot. However when Alexios II Komnenos was born as a son of Manuel and Maria of Antioch, Béla's marriage to Maria Komnena was voided, but the emperor negotiated a match for Béla with his wife's sister.
The new couple went on a pilgrimage to Jerusalem where they made a donation for the Knights Hospitaller. In the summer, after the death of Béla's brother King Stefan III, her husband ascended the throne as King Béla III, and they moved to Hungary. They had two sons and two daughters who would all have progeny.
Agnes died in 1184, and was buried in Székesfehérvár. Her remains were confidently identified by archaeologists during the late 19th century excavations at the ruined cathedral of Székesfehévár. They were afterwards reinterred at the Matthias Church in Budapest, with those of her husband.
Source: Leo van de Pas
Families
| Spouse | Béla III King of Hungary (1148 - 1196) |
| Child | Andras II King of Hungary (1176 - 1235) |
| Child | Princess Margit of Hungary (1175 - 1224) |
| Father | Renaud de Chatillon Prince of Antioch (1130 - 1187) |
| Mother | Princess Constance of Antioch (1127 - 1163) |