Agnes I, Abbess of Quedlinburg

Agnes I (born c. 1090; died 29 December 1125 in Quedlinburg) was Abbess of Gandersheim and Quedlinburg.

She was the second daughter of Judith of Swabia and Władysław I Herman. She was the granddaughter of Henry III, Holy Roman Emperor. Agnes became abbess at Gandersheim Abbey, place of several famous women, such as Hroswitha of Gandersheim, recorded by Conrad Celtes.

She was Princess-Abbess of Quedlinburg from 1110 until 1125. She was excommunicated by Pope Calixtus II for her loyalty to the King of the Romans in 1119.

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Family of Agnes I, Abbess of Quedlinburg

16. Bolesław I the Brave               8. Mieszko II Lambert                       17. Emnilda of Lusatia               4. Casimir I the Restorer                             18. Ezzo, Count Palatine of Lotharingia               9. Richeza of Lotharingia                       19. Matilda of Germany               2. Władysław I Herman                                   20. Sviatoslav I of Kiev               10. Vladimir the Great                       21. Malusha               5. Maria Dobroniega of Kiev                             1. Agnes I, Princess of Quedlinburg                                         24. Henry of Spayer               12. Conrad II, Holy Roman Emperor                       25. Adelaide of Alsace               6. Henry III, Holy Roman Emperor                             26. Hermann II, Duke of Swabia               13. Gisela of Swabia                       27. Gerberga of Burgundy               3. Judith of Swabia                                   28. William IV, Duke of Aquitaine               14. William V, Duke of Aquitaine                       29. Emma of Blois               7. Agnes of Poitou                             30. Otto-William, Count of Burgundy               15. Agnes of Burgundy                       31. Ermentrude of Rheims

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Preceded by Eilica	Princess-Abbess of Quedlinburg 1110–1125	Succeeded by Gerburg