Agatha of Hungary (c. 1025–?)
Agatha of Hungary (c. 1025–?)
Saxon noblewoman. Born c. 1025; died after 1067 in Scotland; some sources erroneously claim that she was the dau. of Stephen I, king of Hungary, and Gisela of Bavaria (d. 1033); other sources claim that she was the dau. of St. Cunigunde and Henry II, Holy Roman emperor; more than likely she was the dau. of Bruno, bishop of Augsburg (brother of Henry II, Holy Roman emperor); m. Edward the Exile also known as Edward the Atheling (son of King Edmund II), before 1045; children: Edgar the Atheling (b. around 1050); St. Margaret (c. 1046–1093); Christina (fl. 1086).
See also Women in World History.
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