After her husband's death in 1056, Agnes served as regent on behalf of her young son, Heinrich (Henry) IV. Despite being related to kings of Italy and Burgundy, Agnes was not known as a quality leader. During her rule, she would give away three duchies - Bavaria , Swabia , and Carinthia , to relatives.
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1025
| 1025 • Failure of the North African Zirid dynasty's attempts to retake Sicily.Gilbert Meynier (2010) L'Algérie cœur du Maghreb classique. De l'ouverture islamo-arabe au repli (658-1518). Paris: La Découverte; pp.50. |
1043
Nov
Age: 18y
marriageHeinrich III Ingelheim, Rhineland-Palatinate, Bavaria ⇓ 1 Source ⇓ |
| 1043 • The Norman brothers, William Iron Arm and Drogo de Hauteville, assume power in Apulia. |
1050
Nov 11
Age: 25y
birth of childHeinrich IV 1 Source ⇓ |
| 1050 • Hedeby is sacked by King Harald Hardråde of Norway during the course of a conflict with Sweyn II of Denmark. |
1077
Dec 14
Age: 53y
| 1077 • Henry IV, Holy Roman Emperor granted the county of Friuli, with ducal status, to Sigaerd, Patriarch of Aquileia. |