Agnes of Bohemia (1269–1297)

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Agnes of Bohemia (1269–1297)

Princess of Bohemia and duchess of Austria. Name variations: Anezka. Born in September 1269; died on May 17, 1297, in Prague (some sources cite 1290 or 1296); daughter of Otakar or Ottokar II (b. 1230?), king of Bohemia (r. 1253–1278), duke of Austria and Styria (r. 1252), and Cunigunde of Hungary (d. 1285); married Rudolf II (1270–1290, son of Rudolf I, Holy Roman emperor, and Anna of Hohenberg ), duke of Austria (r. 1282–1290); children: John the Parricide (1291–1313).

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