Agnes of Aquitaine (end of 1072 – 6 June 1097) was a daughter of
William VIII, Duke of Aquitaine, and his third wife,
Hildegarde of Burgundy.
In 1081, Agnes was betrothed to
Peter I of Aragon and Navarre. In 1086, the couple married in
Jaca
Jaca (; in Aragonese: ''Chaca'' or ''Xaca'') is a city of northeastern Spain in the province of Huesca, located near the Pyrenees and the border with France. Jaca is an ancient fort on the Aragón River, situated at the crossing of two great ...
; upon Peter's succession, Agnes became queen of
Aragon and
Navarre. By him, Agnes had two children, both of whom predeceased their father: Peter (died 1103) and Isabella (died 1104).
Agnes died in 1097, and her husband remarried to a woman named
Bertha
Bertha is a female Germanic name, from Old High German ''berhta'' meaning "bright one". It was usually a short form of Anglo Saxon names ''Beorhtgifu'' meaning "bright gift" or ''Beorhtwynn'' meaning "bright joy".
The name occurs as a theonym, s ...
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{{DEFAULTSORT:Aquitaine, Agnes Of, Queen Of Aragon And Navarre
1097 deaths
Aragonese queen consorts
Navarrese royal consorts
Countesses of Ribagorza
People from Aquitaine
1072 births
11th-century Spanish women
11th-century people from the Kingdom of Aragon
11th-century French women
11th-century French people
11th-century people from the Kingdom of Pamplona