Editing Agnes of Poitou (section)

==Empress==

Agnes married King [[Henry III of Germany]] in November 1043<ref group="Note">Munster cites November 21; Jackson-Laufer cites November 1</ref> at the [[Imperial Palace Ingelheim]].<ref>[[Sebastian Münster]], ''[[Cosmographia (Sebastian Münster)|Cosmographia]]'', 1550, Book III, 333.</ref> She was his second wife<ref name="Jackson-Laufer1999"/> after [[Gunhilda of Denmark]], who had died, possibly from [[malaria]], in 1038.<ref>{{Cite book|title=Germany in the high middle ages c. 1050–1200|last=Fuhrmann|first=H.|publisher=Cambridge University Press|year=1995|page=40|translator-last=Reuter|translator-first=T.}}</ref> This marriage helped to solidify the Empire's relationships with the princely houses in the west.<ref name="Jackson-Laufer1999"/> King Henry was able to improve his position versus the [[Kingdom of France|French]] royal dynasty and to exert his influence in the [[Duchy of Burgundy]]. Agnes, like her husband, was of profound piety; her family had founded [[Cluny Abbey]] and Abbot [[Hugh of Cluny|Hugh the Great]] was godfather of her son Henry IV.