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Agnes of Courtenay

1133 - 1185

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Agnes of Courtenay (c. 1136 – c. 1184) was a Frankish noblewoman who held considerable influence in the Kingdom of Jerusalem during the reign of her son, King Baldwin IV. Though she was never queen, she has been described as the most powerful woman in the kingdom's history after Queen Melisende. Agnes was of high birth but an impoverished young widow when she married Amalric of Jerusalem. They had two children, Sibylla and Baldwin. Read more on Wikipedia

Since 2007, the English Wikipedia page of Agnes of Courtenay has received more than 211,976 page views. Her biography is available in 27 different languages on Wikipedia (up from 25 in 2019). Agnes of Courtenay is the 161st most popular companion (up from 345th in 2019).

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  • 27

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  • 8.32

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  • 2.17

    Coefficient of Variation (CV)

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Among companions, Agnes of Courtenay ranks 161 out of 784. Before her are Arsinoe II, Marie Henriette of Austria, Clementia of Hungary, Margaret of Provence, Francis, Duke of Cádiz, and Eleanor of Austria, Queen of Poland. After her are Sophia Charlotte of Hanover, Maria of Aragon, Queen of Portugal, Joanna of Bourbon, Agnès Sorel, Eleanor of England, Queen of Castile, and Matilda of Flanders.

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Contemporaries

Among people born in 1133, Agnes of Courtenay ranks 2. Before her is Henry II of England. After her are Stephen IV of Hungary, Sigurd II of Norway, Hōnen, Al-Zafir, Urraca of Castile, Queen of Navarre, and Saint Thorlak. Among people deceased in 1185, Agnes of Courtenay ranks 8. Before her are Pope Lucius III, Afonso I of Portugal, Chrétien de Troyes, Ibn Tufail, Bhāskara II, and Andronikos I Komnenos. After her are Emperor Antoku, Richeza of Poland, Queen of Castile, John Kinnamos, Beatrice of Rethel, Taira no Munemori, and Andronikos Doukas Angelos.

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