Agnes of Merania
Queen of France from 1196 to 1201 From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
Queen of France from 1196 to 1201 From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
Agnes of Merania (1175 – July 1201) was Queen of France by marriage to King Philip II.
| Agnes of Merania | |
|---|---|
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| Queen consort of France | |
| Tenure | 1196–1200 |
| Born | 1175 |
| Died | July 1201 |
| Spouse | Philip II of France |
| Issue | Marie, Duchess of Brabant Philip I, Count of Boulogne |
| House | Andechs |
| Father | Berthold, Duke of Merania |
| Mother | Agnes of Rochlitz |
| Religion | Catholicism |
She is called Marie by some of the French chroniclers.[1]
Agnes Maria was the daughter of Berthold, Duke of Merania[2] and Agnes of Rochlitz.[3]
In June 1196, Agnes married Philip II of France, who had repudiated his second wife Ingeborg of Denmark in 1193.[4] Pope Innocent III espoused the cause of Ingeborg; but Philip did not submit until 1200, when, nine months after interdict had been added to excommunication, he consented to a separation from Agnes.[5]
Agnes died, possibly in childbirth, in July of the next year, at the castle of Poissy, and was buried in the Convent of St Corentin, near Nantes.[5]
Agnes and Philip had two children:
Both were legitimized by the Pope in 1201.[6]
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