Agnes of Austria (1322–1392)

Agnes of Austria (Polish: Agnieszka; 1322 – 2 February 1392) was a German princess member of the House of Habsburg and by marriage Duchess of Świdnica.

[1][better source needed][2] After the early death of her father in 1326, Agnes and her older sister Katharina (later by marriage Lady of Coucy) were placed under the guardianship of their paternal uncles, Frederick the Fair and Albert II.

On 1 June 1338 Agnes married with Bolko II the Small, Duke of Świdnica, who wanted with this union to enhance his international position against the House of Luxembourg, direct competitors of the Habsburgs.

The marriage apparently was childless, although some sources[3] stated that they had two children: a daughter, Elisabeth (d. 1407) and a son, Bolko, who, according to old Silesian legend, died at only nine years old, accidentally killed by the court jester Jakob Thau, when he threw a stone to him during a game.

According to the treaty of 1353 between Bolko II and the Emperor Charles IV, on her death the duchies were incorporated into the lands of Bohemia by Wenceslaus, King of the Romans.