Agnes of Poitou or Empress Agnes (c. 1025-1077) was regent of the Holy Roman Empire from 1056 to 1068. Events April 18 - Boleslaw I Chrobry is crowned as the first king of Poland. ... Events January 26 - Henry IV, Holy Roman Emperor visits Pope Gregory VII as a penitent, asking him remove sentence of excommunication Robert Curthose instigates his first insurrection against his father, William the Conqueror Seljuk Turks capture Nicaea Süleyman I of Rüm becomes the leader of the Sultanate of... The double-headed eagle A portrait of Charlemagne wearing the crown of the Holy Roman Empire (15th century painting by Albrecht Dürer) The Holy Roman Empire was a mainly Germanic conglomeration of lands in Central Europe during the Middle Ages and the early modern period. ... Events Creation of the Crab Nebula observed by a Chinese astronomer Anselm of Canterbury leaves Italy. ... Events Emperor Go-Sanjo ascends the throne of Japan William the Conqueror takes Exeter after a brief siege Births Henry I of England (d. ...

She was born to William V, Duke of Aquitaine and Count of Poitou and his wife Agnes of Burgundy. She was the sister of Duke William VI, Duke Eudes, Duke William VII, and Duke William VIII. William V of Aquitaine (969-January 30, 1030), nicknamed the Great, was Duke of Aquitaine and Count of Poitiers as William II of Poitiers. ... Among the men who have borne the title of Count of Poitiers (or Poitou, in what is now France but in the Middle Ages became part of the Aquitaine) are: Guerin (or Warin[us]) (638-677) Renaud (795-843) Bernard I (815-844) Ranulph I (835-875) Ranulph II (855... William VI of Aquitaine (1004-1038), nicknamed the Fat, was Duke of Aquitaine and Count of Poitiers as William IV of Poitou between 1030 and 1038. ... Eudes of Aquitaine (a. ... William VII of Aquitaine, (Pierre-Guillaume in French) (1023 – 1058) was the Duke of Aquitaine and Count of Poitiers as William V of Poitiers between 1039 and 1058, following his half-brother Otto of Aquitaine. ... William VIII of Aquitaine, (Guillaume VIII in French) (1025 – September 25, 1086), whose name was Guy-Geoffroy before becoming Duke of Aquitaine, was Duke of Gascony (1052-1086), and then Duke of Aquitaine and Count of Poitiers (as William VI of Poitiers) between 1058 and 1086, succceeding his brother William...

Marriage and children

Agnes married Henry III, Holy Roman Emperor, on November 21, 1043, at Besançon. Their children were: Henry III, from a miniature of 1040. ... November 21 is the 325th day of the year (326th in leap years) in the Gregorian Calendar. ... // Events Edward the Confessor crowned King of England at Winchester Cathedral. ... City flag City coat of arms Motto: Utinam (Latin: If God wills) Citadel Vauban of Besançon Location Coordinates Time Zone CET (GMT +1) Administration Country France Region Franche-Comté Department Doubs (25) Intercommunality Grand Besançon Mayor Jean-Louis Fousseret  (PS) (since 2001) City Statistics Land area¹ 65. ...

1. Matilda of Swabia, born 1045, died 1060, married Rudolf von Rheinfeld (1058).
2. Judith Sophia of Swabia, born 1047, married first King Solomon of Hungary, secondly to King Wladislaus I Herman of Poland.
3. Adelaide (or Adelheide?) of Germany, born 1048, died 1095, Abbess of Quedlinburg from c.1062.
4. Henry IV, Holy Roman Emperor, born November 11, 1050.
5. Conrad, born 1052, Duke of Bavaria as "Conrad II" 1054-1056, died 1056.

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Regent

After her husband's death, Agnes served as regent during the minority of their young son, Henry IV. Her chief counselor was Henry, Bishop of Augsburg, who was widely hated for his arrogance and his suspected relationship with the empress.

Although Agnes pursued a policy of reconciliation with her late husband's enemies, a conspiracy was formed against her by a cadre of power-hungry princes. Shortly after Easter 1062, her son Henry was abducted by some of these conspirators, who included the bishop of Cologne and the duke of Bavaria. Without her son, Agnes lost her political power and was forced into a temporary retirement. Events Founding of Marrakech The Almoravids overrun Morocco and establish a kingdom from Spain to Senegal. ...

In 1065 she went to Rome, where she lived under the guidance of the theologian Peter Damian. In her later years Agnes acted as a peacemaker between her son Henry IV and his enemies. Events December 28 - Westminster Abbey is consecrated. ... Nickname: The Eternal City Motto: SPQR: Senatus PopulusQue Romanus Location of the city of Rome (yellow) within the Province of Rome (red) and region of Lazio (grey) Coordinates: Region Lazio Province Province of Rome Founded 21 April 753 BC  - Mayor Walter Veltroni Area    - City 1285 km²  (580 sq mi)  - Urban... Pietro Damiani (c. ...

Sources

• Robinson, I.S. Henry IV of Germany 1056-1106, 2000