Agatha of Lorraine
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Agatha of Lorraine was the wife of Renaud III, Count of Burgundy
. She was the daughter of Simon I, Duke of Lorraine
and his wife Adelaide of Leuven
.
Agatha's children with her husband included:
Renaud III, Count of Burgundy
Renaud III , son of Stephen I and Beatrix of Lorraine, was the count of Burgundy between 1127 and 1148. Previously, he had been the count of Mâcon since his father's death in 1102, with his brother, William of Vienne....
. She was the daughter of Simon I, Duke of Lorraine
Simon I, Duke of Lorraine
Simon I was the duke of Lorraine from 1115 to his death, the eldest son and successor of Thierry II and Hedwige of Formbach....
and his wife Adelaide of Leuven
Adelaide of Leuven
Adelaide of Leuven was the wife of Simon I, Duke of Lorraine . She was the daughter of Henry III of Leuven and his wife Gertrude of Flanders...
.
Agatha's children with her husband included:
- BeatriceBeatrice I, Countess of BurgundyBeatrice of Burgundy was the only daughter of Renaud III, Count of Burgundy and Agatha of Lorraine. She was the second wife and Empress of Frederick I, Holy Roman Emperor. Her maternal grandparents were Simon I, Duke of Lorraine and his wife Adelaide of Leuven. Beatrice was active at the...
(1145–1184), Countess of Burgundy in her own right and the second wife of Holy Roman Emperor Frederick I BarbarossaFrederick I, Holy Roman EmperorFrederick I Barbarossa was a German Holy Roman Emperor. He was elected King of Germany at Frankfurt on 4 March 1152 and crowned in Aachen on 9 March, crowned King of Italy in Pavia in 1155, and finally crowned Roman Emperor by Pope Adrian IV, on 18 June 1155, and two years later in 1157 the term...