Agnes of Austria (1281–1364)

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For other people of the same name, see Agnes of Austria.
Agnes of Austria
Agnes Regina.JPG
Queen consort of Hungary
Tenure 1296–1301
Born 18 May 1281
Died 10 June 1364 (aged 83)
Königsfelden, County of Tyrol,
Holy Roman Empire
Burial Königsfelden Monastery, County of Tyrol, Holy Roman Empire
Spouse Andrew III of Hungary
House House of Habsburg
House of Arpad
Father Albert I of Germany
Mother Elisabeth of Tirol

Agnes of Austria (18 May 1281 – 10 June 1364) was a daughter of Albert I of Germany and his wife Elisabeth of Tirol. She was Queen of Hungary by marriage. She was a member of the House of Habsburg.

Marriage

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Agnes of Austria, Queen of Hungary

On 13 February 1296 in Vienna, Agnes married Andrew III of Hungary.[1] Afterwards, with his father-in-law's support, Andrew managed to defeat the revolt of Miklós Kőszegi and Máté Csák III, and occupy the castles of Kőszeg and Pozsony. In 1298 Andrew supported with troops his father-in-law's revolt against King Adolf of Germany.

Agnes disliked tournaments, but liked sermons. Since she was small of stature, she used to wear dresses her sisters no longer wanted, which gained her praise for modesty.[2]

The death of Andrew III on 14 January 1301, at Buda, ended the male line of the Árpáds. One of his contemporaries called him "the last golden twig of the Árpáds".

Later life and reputation

At that point, Agnes was a widow and she had no children to carry on the Arpad Dynasty. However she was only 19 so was still able to remarry and have children but she never did. Agnes became a patroness of Königsfelden Monastery in the County of Tyrol, which had been founded by her mother in memory of her late husband. Agnes took her stepdaughter Elizabeth with her and went to live there in a small house near the monastery.[2] She was one of the final members of the Arpad family. Elizabeth was expected to marry Wenceslaus III of Bohemia, but the wedding never happened since Wenceslaus instead married Viola Elisabeth of Cieszyn. Left free, she became a Dominican nun at the nearby Töss Monastery, where she gained a reputation for holiness.

Agnes was depicted as a pious woman. On the other hand, according to the 16th century Chronicon helveticum of Aegidius Tschudi, she avenged her father's murder by ordering the execution and expulsion of 1000 people (families and followers of his murderers), but it appears this report was to a large extent based on Swiss anti-Habsburg propaganda.[3] Because of her good reputation, she was asked several times to act as mediator. In 1333, she established a treaty between Austria and a number of Swiss towns and regions during the Gümmenenkrieg. In 1351, she solved a dispute between Basel and Bremen and did the same in the same year for Albert II, Duke of Austria and the Swiss Confederacy.[4] Her brothers often came to see her in Königsfelden to ask for advice.

Agnes died on 10 June 1364 at Königsfelden, and was buried in the nuns' cemetery of Königsfelden Monastery.

Ancestry

Family of Agnes of Austria (1281–1364)
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 16. Rudolph II, Count of Habsburg
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 8. Albert IV, Count of Habsburg
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 17. Agnes of Staufen
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 4. Rudolph I of Germany
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 18. Ulrich, Count of Kiburg and Dillingen
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 9. Heilwig of Kiburg
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 19. Anna von Zähringen
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 2. Albert I of Germany
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 20. Burckhard IV, Count of Hohenburg
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 10. Burckhard V, Count of Hohenburg
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 5. Gertrude of Hohenburg
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 22. Rudolph II, Count Palatine of Tübingen
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 11. Mechtild of Tübingen
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 1. Agnes of Austria
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 24. Engelbert III, Count of Gorizia
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 12. Meinhard I of Gorizia-Tyrol
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 25. Matilda of Andechs
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 6. Meinhard, Duke of Carinthia
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 26. Albert IV, Count of Tyrol
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 13. Adelaide of Tyrol
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 27. Uta of Frontenhausen
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 3. Elisabeth of Tirol
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 28. Louis I, Duke of Bavaria
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 14. Otto II Wittelsbach, Duke of Bavaria
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 29. Ludmilla of Bohemia
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 7. Elisabeth of Bavaria
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 30. Henry V, Count Palatine of the Rhine
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 15. Agnes of the Palatinate
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 31. Agnes of Hohenstaufen
 
 
 
 
 
 

References

  1. ↑ Austria, Medieval Lands
  2. ↑ 2.0 2.1 Lua error in package.lua at line 80: module 'strict' not found.
  3. ↑ Honemann, Volker 'A Medieval Queen and her Stepdaughter', p. 112.
  4. ↑ Duggan, Anne (1997). p. 114.
Agnes of Austria (1281–1364)
Born: 1281 Died: 1364
Preceded by Queen consort of Hungary
1296–1301		 Succeeded by
Viola Elisabeth of Cieszyn
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