Agnes, wife of Ramiro I of Aragon

For other people named Agnes of Aquitaine, see Agnes of Aquitaine (disambiguation).
Agnes
Queen consort of Aragon
Tenure ca. 1054–1062
Spouse Ramiro I of Aragon
House perhaps House of Poitiers
Father perhaps William VI, Duke of Aquitaine or William VII, Duke of Aquitaine

Agnes (Aragonese: Agnés) was a Queen of Aragon, the second wife of Ramiro I of Aragon. She is speculated to have been daughter of either William VI, Duke of Aquitaine or William VII, Duke of Aquitaine, and perhaps remarried to Peter I, Count of Savoy.

Following the death of his wife Ermesinda of Bigorre, Ramiro I of Aragon next appears with a wife named Agnes. It is believed Agnes outlived her husband, who died on 8 May 1063 after they were married for about a decade. They don't seem to have had any children. Since her name is one used frequently in the family of the Dukes of Aquitaine and Ramiro's family repeatedly would make marriage alliances with the ducal family, it has been proposed that Agnes herself also derived from that kindred although her precise placement has been subject to speculation. William VI and William VII have both been suggested as possible fathers.

Peter I, Count of Savoy, would later marry an "Agnes, daughter of William of Poitou", herself speculated to have been daughter of William VII.[1] It is possible that this was the widowed Queen of Aragon, although if so, Agnes would have had to have married Ramiro at a very young age.[2]

References

  1. AQUITAINE, Medieval Lands
  2. Were this the case, it would at least explain her lack of children by Ramiro.
Royal titles
Preceded by
Ermesinda of Bigorre
Queen of Aragon
1054–1063
Succeeded by
Isabella of Urgell
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