Agnes of Savoy ^{1 2 3}

   Other names for Agnes were Agnes of Germany and Agnes Salian.

  General Notes:

Agnes var stammor til alle senere staufiske keisere og konger og til alle hertuger i Østerrike av huset Babenberg.

Hun var første gang gift i 1089 med hertug Fredrik I av Schwaben (ca. 1050 - 1105).
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Agnes of Germany was the daughter of Henry IV, Holy Roman Emperor and Bertha, daughter of Otto, Count of Maurienne and Adelaide.

She married firstly, in 1080, Frederick I, Duke of Swabia. They had several sons and daughters, amongst whom were Frederick II of Swabia (1090 - 1147) (the father of Frederick Barbarossa) and Conrad III of Germany (1093 - 1152).

Following Frederick's death in 1105, Agnes married secondly , Leopold III (born 1073; died 15 Nov. 1136), Margrave of Austria from 1095 to 1136. Leopold was the son of Margrave Leopold II and Ida of Formback-Ratelnberg. According to legend, a veil lost by Agnes and found by Leopold years later while hunting instigated him to found the monastery of Klosterneuburg.

Agnes and Leopold III were the parents of Agnes of Babenberg (d. January 25, 1157), who married, in 1125, Ladislaus the Exile of Poland, High Duke of Poland from 1138 to 1146. Agnes is said to have been "one of the most famous beauties of her time."

  Noted events in her life were:

• She was a Princess in Germany.

Agnes married Frederick I of Swabia von Hohenstaufen, son of Frederick van Büren and Hildegarde of Swabia, in 1079. (Frederick I of Swabia von Hohenstaufen was born circa 1050 and died on 6 Apr 1105.)

Agnes next married Leopold III the Holy of Austria, son of Leopold II of Austria and Ida of Formbach-Ratelnberg, in 1106. (Leopold III the Holy of Austria was born on 29 Sep 1073, died on 15 Nov 1136 and was buried in Klosterneuburg monastary, Austria.)

  Marriage Notes:

It was the second marriage for both Leopold and Agnes.