Agnes of Bavaria, Margravine of Brandenburg

Agnes of Bavaria (1276–1345) was a daughter of Duke Louis II of Upper Bavaria (1229–1294) and his third wife, Matilda of Habsburg (1253–1304) -- an ancestor of Maria Theresa of Austria.

Agnes of Bavaria
Margravine of Brandenburg
Born1276
Died1345
Noble familyHouse of Wittelsbach
House of Hesse by marriage
House of Ascania by marriage
Spouse(s)Henry the Younger of Hesse
Henry I, Margrave of Brandenburg-Stendal
FatherLouis II, Duke of Bavaria
MotherMatilda of Habsburg

In 1290, in Donauwörth, she married Henry "the Younger" of Hesse (1265 – 23 August 1298), a son of Landgrave Henry I of Hesse (1244–1308). They had at least one child:

In 1303, she remarried to Margrave Henry I of Brandenburg-Stendal (1256–1318). From her second marriage, she had three children:

  • Henry II "the Child" (1308–1320).
  • Sophia (1300–1356), heiress of Landsberg and the County Palatine of Saxony, married in 1327 to Duke Magnus of Brunswick-Wolfenbüttel (1304–1369).
  • Judith/Jutta (b.1302–b.1330), married in 1318 to Duke Henry II, Duke of Brunswick-Lüneburg of Brunswick-Grubenhagen (b.1296–a.1351).

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