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Agnes' father, Conrad, Count Palatine of the Rhine and the half-brother of Emperor Frederick Barbarossa , was a politician, who aimed for peace and reconciliation in the kingdom. Even before 1180, he had betrothed his daughter to Henry, the eldest son of Henry the Lion , in order to defuse the re-emerging conflict between the Houses of Hohenstaufen and Welf .
1176
| 1176 • Sens Cathedral installs an horologe, presumed to be an early form of clock. |
1201
Age: 25y
birth of childAgnes Welf 1 Source ⇓ |
| 1201 • The town of Riga is chartered as a city by Bishop Albert, who landed on the site of the town with 1,500 crusaders earlier that year. |
1204
May 7
Age: 28y
| 1204 • Fourth Crusade: The Crusaders take Constantinople by storm, and pillage the city for 3 days. Forces of the Republic of Venice seize the antique statues that will become the horses of Saint Mark. |