Duchess of Swabia

Duchess of Swabia was a title used by the wife of the ruler of the Duchy of Swabia during the Middle Ages.

Duchess of Alamannia

Queen of Alamannia

Carolingian dynasty, 876–882

Picture Name Father Birth Marriage Became Consort Ceased to be Consort Death Spouse
Richardis of Swabia Erchanger, Count of the Nordgau
(Ahalolfinger)		 840 1 August 862 28 August 876
Partition of East Francia		 20 January 882
Reunification of East Francia		 18 September, between 894 and 896 Charles the Fat

Duchess of Swabia

Hunfriding dynasty, 909–911

Picture Name Father Birth Marriage Became Duchess Ceased to be Duchess Death Spouse
Liutgard of Saxony Liudolf, Duke of Saxony
(Liudolfings)		 845 882 909
husband's accession		 5/23 November 911
husband's death		 17/30 November 885 Burchard I

Ahalolfing dynasty, 915–917

Hunfriding dynasty, 917–926

Picture Name Father Birth Marriage Became Duchess Ceased to be Duchess Death Spouse
Regelinda of Zürich Eberhard I, Count of Zürich 890 before 911 after 21 January 917
husband's accession		 29 April 926
husband's death		 958, after 29 April Burchard II

Conradine dynasty, 926–949

Picture Name Father Birth Marriage Became Duchess Ceased to be Duchess Death Spouse
Regelinda of Zürich Eberhard I, Count of Zürich 890 926 10 December 949
husband's death		 958, after 29 April Herman I

Ottonian dynasty, 950–954

Picture Name Father Birth Marriage Became Duchess Ceased to be Duchess Death Spouse
Ida of Swabia Herman I, Duke of Swabia
(Conradines)		 930s 27 October 947/7 April 948 950
husband's accession		 954
husband's despostion		 17 May 986 Liudolf

Hunfriding dynasty, 954–973

Picture Name Father Birth Marriage Became Duchess Ceased to be Duchess Death Spouse
Hedwig of Bavaria Henry I, Duke of Bavaria
(Ottonian)		 939-945 954 12 November 973
husband's death		 26 July 994 Burchard III

Ottonian dynasty, 973–982

Conradine dynasty, 982–1012

Picture Name Father Birth Marriage Became Duchess Ceased to be Duchess Death Spouse
There is considerable confusion about Conrad's family. The identity of his wife is not known for sure, although he may have been married to a daughter of Liudolf, Duke of Swabia. Conrad I
Gerberga of Burgundy Conrad of Burgundy
(Elder Welf)		 965 or 966 986 20 August 997
husband's accession		 4 May 1003
husband's death		 7 July 1018 Herman II

House of Babenberg, 1012–1038

Picture Name Father Birth Marriage Became Duchess Ceased to be Duchess Death Spouse
Gisela of Swabia Hermann II, Duke of Swabia
(Conradines)		 11 November 995 1012 31 March/May 1015
husband's death		 14 February 1043 Ernest I
Adelaide of Susa, Marchioness of Turin Ulric Manfred II of Turin
(Arduinici)		 1014/20 1035 28 July 1038
husband's death		 19 December 1091 Herman IV

Salian dynasty, 1038–1045

Picture Name Father Birth Marriage Became Duchess Ceased to be Duchess Death Spouse
Gunhilda of Denmark Cnut the Great
(Denmark)		 1020 1059 18 July 1038 Rudolph I
Agnes of Poitou William V, Duke of Aquitaine
(Ramnulfids)		 1025 21 November 1043 7 April 1045
given to Otto II		 14 December 1077

Ezzonian dynasty, 1045–1047

Picture Name Father Birth Marriage Became Duchess Ceased to be Duchess Death Spouse
- Hugh VI, Count of Egisheim - - 7 April 1045
husband's accession		 7 September 1047
husband's death		 - Otto II

House of Schweinfurt, 1048–1057

Picture Name Father Birth Marriage Became Duchess Ceased to be Duchess Death Spouse
Irmgard of Susa Ulric Manfred II of Turin
(Arduinici)		 - 1036 January 1048
husband's accession		 28 September 1057
husband's death		 1078, before 29 April Otto III

House of Rheinfelden, 1057–1090

Picture Name Father Birth Marriage Became Duchess Ceased to be Duchess Death Spouse
Matilda of Germany Henry III, Holy Roman Emperor
(Salian)		 October 1048 1059 12 May 1060 Rudolph I
Adelaide of Savoy Otto, Count of Savoy
(Savoy)		 1052/53 after June 1066 1079
son replace father as Duke		 early 1079

House of Zähringen, 1057–1090

Picture Name Father Birth Marriage Became Duchess Ceased to be Duchess Death Spouse
Agnes of Rheinfelden Rudolf of Rheinfelden
(Rheinfelden)		 - 1079 1092
husband's accession		 1098
husband's renunciation		 19 December 1111 Berthold II, Duke of Swabia

House of Hohenstaufen, 1079–1208

Picture Name Father Birth Marriage Became Duchess Ceased to be Duchess Death Spouse
Agnes of Germany Henry IV, Holy Roman Emperor
(Salian)		 1072 1089 21 July 1105
husband's death		 24 September 1143 Frederick I
Judith of Bavaria Henry IX, Duke of Bavaria
(Welf)		 after 1100 1119/21 22 February 1130/31 Frederick II
Agnes of Saarbrücken Frederick, Count of Saarbrücken - 1132/33 6 April 1147
husband's death		 after 1147
Adelheid of Vohburg Diepold III, Margrave of Vohburg 1122 before 2 March 1147 1152
husband's resignation		 1190 Frederick III Barbarossa
Gertrude of Bavaria Henry the Lion
(Welf)		 1152/1155 1166 19 August 1167
husband's accession		 1 June 1197 Frederick IV
Irene Angelina Isaac II Angelos
(Angelos)		 1177/81 25 May 1197 1197
husband ceased to be Margrave		 27 August 1208 Philip I

House of Welf, 1208–1212

Picture Name Father Birth Marriage Became Duchess Ceased to be Duchess Death Spouse
Beatrix of Swabia Philip of Swabia
(Hohenstaufen)		 April/June 1198 23 July 1212 1212
husband's deposition		 11 August 1212 Otto IV

House of Hohenstaufen, 1212–1268

Picture Name Father Birth Marriage Became Duchess Ceased to be Duchess Death Spouse
Constance of Aragon Alfonso II of Aragon
(Aragon)		 1179 5 August 1209 1212
husband accession		 after 16 July 1216
husband return to Sicily		 23 June 1222 Frederick VII
Margaret of Austria Leopold VI, Duke of Austria
(Babenberg)		 1204 29 November 1225 4 July 1235
husband dethroned		 29 October 1266 Henry II
Elisabeth of Bavaria Otto II Wittelsbach, Duke of Bavaria
(Wittelsbach)		 1227 1 September 1246 21 May 1254
husband's death		 9 October 1273 Conrad III
After the death of Conradin in 1268 Swabia fell into disarray and disintegrating into numerous smaller states.

House of Habsburg, 1289–1313

Picture Name Father Birth Marriage Became Duchess Ceased to be Duchess Death Spouse
King Rudolph I of Germany attempted to revive it for his son in 1289, the Habsburg dukes were merely titular Dukes of Swabia and the title was abolished in 1313.
Agnes of Bohemia Ottokar II of Bohemia
(Přemyslid)		 5 September 1269 March 1289 1289
husband accession		 10 May 1290
husband's death		 17 May 1296 Rudolph

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