Agnes of Loon (1150–1191), was a duchess consort of Bavaria, married to

Otto I of Wittelsbach, Duke of Bavaria Otto I (1117 – 11 July 1183), called the Redhead (german: der Rotkopf), was Duke of Bavaria from 1180 until his death. He was also called Otto VI as Count Palatine of Bavaria from 1156 to 1180. He was the first Bavarian ruler from the House ...

.Die Zeit der frühen Wittelsbacher, in: Alois Schmid: Neue Wege der bayerischen Landesgeschichte. S. 52 ff. VS Verlag für Sozialwissenschaften, GWV Fachvberlage GmbH. Wiesbaden 2008, . She was regent of Bavaria during the minority of her son, Louis I, Duke of Bavaria, from 1183 to 1191.

Life

She was the daughter of

Louis I, Count of Loon Louis I (Latin ''Ludovicus'', German ''Ludwig'', Dutch ''Lodewijk''; died 11 August 1171) was the Count of Loon, now in modern Belgium, and Burgrave of Mainz, in Germany. He inherited these offices from his father. He also established the County of ...

, and Agnes of Metz. She was regent of Bavaria during the minority of her son, Louis I, Duke of Bavaria, from 1183 to 1191. Agnes was described as a forceful regent, who managed to secure the inheritance of her son. Agnes was a patron of the writer

Heinrich von Veldeke Heinrich von Veldeke (aka: , Dutch Hendrik van Veldeke, born before or around 1150 – died after 1184) is the first writer in the Low Countries known by name who wrote in a European language other than Latin. He was born in Veldeke, which was a ...

Issue

Agnes and Otto had the following children: * Otto (1169–1181) * Sophia (1170–1238), married Landgrave Hermann I of Thuringia (1155–1217), * Heilika I (b. 1171), married in 1184 to Hallgrave Dietrich of Wasserburg * Agnes (1172–1200), married Count Henry of Plain (d. 1190) *

Richardis Saint Richardis ( la, Richgardis, Richardis), also known as Richgard, Richardis of Swabia and Richarde de Souabe in French ( 840 – 18 September, between 894 and 896 AD), was the Holy Roman Empress as the wife of Charles the Fat. She was re ...

(1173–1231), married in 1186 to Count

Otto I Otto I (23 November 912 – 7 May 973), traditionally known as Otto the Great (german: Otto der Große, it, Ottone il Grande), was East Frankish king from 936 and Holy Roman Emperor from 962 until his death in 973. He was the oldest son of He ...

of Guelders and Zutphen *

Louis I Louis I may refer to: * Louis the Pious, Louis I of France, "the Pious" (778–840), king of France and Holy Roman Emperor * Louis I, Landgrave of Thuringia (ruled 1123–1140) * Ludwig I, Count of Württemberg (c. 1098–1158) * Louis I of Blois ...

(1173–1231), married in 1204 to Ludmilla of Bohemia * Heilika II (b. 1176), married Count Adelbert III of Dillingen (d. 1214) * Elisabeth (b. 1178), married Count Berthold II of Vohburg (d. 1209) * Mechtild (1180–1231), married in 1209 to Count Rapoto II of Ortenburg (1164–1231).

References

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