Agnes I, Abbess of Quedlinburg
| Agnes I | |
|---|---|
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| Princess-Abbess of Quedlinburg | |
| Reign | 1110–29 December 1125 |
| Predecessor | Eilica |
| Successor | Gerburg |
| Born | c. 1090 |
| Died | 29 December 1125 Quedlinburg |
| House | Piast |
| Father | Władysław I Herman |
| Mother | Judith of Swabia |
Agnes I (c. 1090 – 29 December 1125) was Abbess of Gandersheim and Quedlinburg.
She was the second daughter of Judith of Swabia and Władysław I Herman, Duke of Poland.[1] She was the granddaughter of Henry III, Holy Roman Emperor. Agnes became abbess at Gandersheim Abbey, the place of several famous women, such as Hroswitha of Gandersheim, recorded by Conrad Celtes.[2]
She was Princess-Abbess of Quedlinburg from 1110 until 1125. She was excommunicated by Pope Calixtus II for her loyalty to her maternal cousin, Henry V, the King of the Romans, in 1119.[3] During the brief period of excommunication she had to leave Quedlinburg, yet she returned shortly thereafter.[4] During her tenure she oversaw the rebuilding of the convent church.[4]
She died in Quedlinburg.
References
- ^ Wiszewski, Przemyslaw (15 February 2010). Domus Bolezlai: Values and social identity in dynastic traditions of medieval Poland (c.966-1138). BRILL. ISBN 978-90-04-18136-6.
- ^ Borgolte, Michael (29 October 2019). World History as the History of Foundations, 3000 BCE to 1500 CE. BRILL. ISBN 978-90-04-41508-9.
- ^ McNamara, Jo Ann (1996). Sisters in arms: Catholic nuns through two millennia. Harvard University Press. p. 225. ISBN 0-674-80984-X. Retrieved 8 July 2009.
Adelheid II abbess.
- ^ a b A Companion to the Abbey of Quedlinburg in the Middle Ages. BRILL. 14 November 2022. ISBN 978-90-04-52749-2.
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