Agnes of Holstein
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Agnes of Holstein was a Countess of Holstein-Kiel by birth and by marriage a Duchess of Saxe-Lauenburg. She was the daughter of Count John III of Holstein-Plön (d. 1359) and Catherine (d. 1327), daughter of Duke Henry III of Silesia-Glogau
Henry III, Duke of Silesia-Glogau
Henry III of Głogów was a Duke of Głogów from 1274 to his death and also Duke of parts of Greater Poland during 1306–1309....

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She died in 1386 and was buried in the Cathedral in Ratzeburg
Ratzeburg
Ratzeburg is a town in Schleswig-Holstein, Germany. It is surrounded by four lakes—the resulting isthmuses between the lakes form the access lanes to the town. Ratzeburg is the capital of the Kreis of Lauenburg.-History:...

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Marriages and descendants

On 22 March 1327 in Trittau
Trittau
Trittau is a municipality in Schleswig-Holstein, Germany, located 30 km east of Hamburg. It is the economical and administrative center of Amt Trittau, which is part of the Stormarn district. Other villages in the county are Grönwohld, Lütjensee, Großensee, Rausdorf and Grande.- Geography :Trittau...

, Agnes was engaged to marry Duke Eric II of Saxe-Lauenburg
Eric II, Duke of Saxe-Lauenburg
Eric II of Saxe-Lauenburg was a son of Duke Eric I of Saxe-Lauenburg and Elisabeth of Pomerania , daughter of Bogislaw IV, Duke of Pomerania...

 (d. 1368 or 1369). The wedding took place between 1342 and 1349. They had four children:
  1. Eric IV
    Eric IV, Duke of Saxe-Lauenburg
    Eric IV of Saxe-Lauenburg was a son of Duke Eric II of Saxe-Lauenburg and Agnes of Schauenburg and Holstein-Plön, daughter of Count John III of Schauenburg and Holstein-Plön.-Life:...

     (1354-1412), Duke of Saxe-Lauenburg
  2. Agnes († after 1387), married to Duke William
    William, Duke of Brunswick-Lüneburg
    Wilhelm , called William the Younger, was Duke of Brunswick-Lüneburg and Prince of Lüneburg from 1559 until his death. Until 1569 he ruled together with his brother Henry of Dannenberg....

     of Brunswick-Lüneburg (d. 1369)
  3. Jutta (d. 1388), married to Duke Bogislaw VI
    Bogislaw VI, Duke of Pomerania
    Bogislaw VI, Duke of Pomerania was duke of Pomerania-Wolgast.In 1365, after the death of his father, Bogislaw IV, he ruled Pomerania jointly with his brother Wartislaw VI. As they were both minors, they stood under the guardianship of their uncle Bogislaw V, who died in 1374...

     of Pomerania (d. 1393)
  4. Mechthild (died after 1405), Abbess
    Abbess
    An abbess is the female superior, or mother superior, of a community of nuns, often an abbey....

     at Wienhausen
    Wienhausen
    Wienhausen is a municipality in the district of Celle, in Lower Saxony, Germany. It is known for Wienhausen Abbey, referenced in the municipal coat of arms....


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