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Birth:          ABT 1156 of Groitzsch, Leipzig, Saxony
Death:          1195 

Notes
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Agnes_of_Rochlitz
Agnes of Rochlitz (died 1195) came from the Wettin family and was daughter of Dedi 
III, Margrave of Lusatia and his wife, Matilda of Heinsburg. She is also known as 
Agnes of Wettin.

Agnes married Berthold IV, Duke of Merania. From this marriage Agnes gained the 
titles of Duchess of Merania and Countess of Andechs.

In 1186, Agnes' husband accompanied Henry VI, Holy Roman Emperor, to the 
Kingdom of Sicily. In 1189, he led the third division of the imperial army and was its 
standard-bearer on the Third Crusade.
Issue[edit]

Agnes had eight children, among them, three queens:
Otto I, who succeeded his father
Ekbert, bishop of Bamberg
Henry, margrave of Istria
Saint Hedwig, wife of Henry I the Bearded, duke of Silesia
Gertrude, who married Andrew II of Hungary
Agnes, disputed consort of Philip II of France
Berthold, Patriarch of Aquileia
Mathilde, abbess of Klitzingen

An unnamed daughter married into the Nemanjic family of Serbia.

Gertrude became Queen of Hungary, but was murdered because she gave Hungarian 
lands to her relatives. Hedwig was eventually canonized in 1267.

Ancestors[edit]

Agnes is a descendent of several women with the same name. One of them was Agnes 
of Germany, who married Frederick I, Duke of Swabia. Their daughter was Bertha of 
Swabia. Agnes of Germany was a daughter of Henry IV, Holy Roman Emperor and his 
first wife Bertha of Savoy. Henry's parents were Henry III, Holy Roman Emperor and 
Agnes of Poitou.

Agnes of Poitou was a daughter of William V, Duke of Aquitaine and his third wife 
Agnes of Burgundy.

Parents
____ Dedo V "Der Fieste" (ABT 1130 - 16 Aug 1190)
VON HEINSBERG Mathilde (ABT 1136 - 20 Nov 1189)

Siblings
VON GROITZACH-ROCHLITZ Agnes (ABT 1156 - 1195)

Marriage To ____ Berthold IV (VI) (ABT 1159 - 12 Aug 1204)
    m. 1170 

Notes

Parents
____ Berthold I (V) (ABT 1110 - 14 Dec 1188)
OF WITTELSBACH Hedwig (ABT 1130 - 16 Jul 1174)

Children by ____ Berthold IV (VI) ABT 1159 - 12 Aug 1204
VON MERAN Gertrude (1185 - 22 Sep 1213)

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