Duchess of Swabia explained

The Duchess of Swabia was the wife of the Duke of Swabia, ruler of the Duchy of Swabia which existed from 915 to 1313 as part of the Kingdom of Germany. If the duke was unmarried there was no duchess. This is a list of holders of the title.

Duchess of Alamannia

• Daughter of Theodo of Bavaria, wife of Duke Gotfrid
• Hereswind, wife of Duke Hnabi

Queen of Alamannia

Carolingian dynasty, 876–882

Duchess of Swabia

Ahalolfing dynasty, 915–917

• None

Hunfriding dynasty, 954–973

† Not to be confused with Hedwig of Bavaria (c.778 to c.835), wife of Count Welf (died c.825) and mother of Holy Roman Empress Judith of Bavaria (died 843)

Ottonian dynasty, 973–982

• None

Conradine dynasty, 982–1012

	Name	Father	Born	Wed	Husband	Became Duchess	Ceased to be Duchess	Died
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.
	Gerberga of Burgundy^[7]	Conrad of Burgundy (Elder Welf)	965 or 966	986	Herman II	20 August 997 husband's accession	4 May 1003 husband's death	7 July 1018

House of Babenberg, 1012–1038

	Name	Father	Born	Wed	Husband	Became Duchess	Ceased to be Duchess	Died
	Gisela of Swabia^[8]	Hermann II, Duke of Swabia (Conradines)	11 November 995	1012	Ernest I	1012	31 March or 31 May 1015 husband's death	14 February 1043
	Adelaide of Susa, Marchioness of Turin	Ulric Manfred II of Turin (Arduinici)	between 1014 and 1020	1035	Herman IV	1035	28 July 1038 husband's death	19 December 1091

Salian dynasty, 1038–1045

	Name	Father	Born	Wed	Husband	Became Duchess	Ceased to be Duchess	Died
	Gunhilde (Kunigunde) of Denmark	Cnut the Great (Denmark)	1020	1036 [betrothed in 1035]	Henry III	1036	18 July 1038
	Agnes of Poitou	William V, Duke of Aquitaine (Ramnulfids)	1025	21 November 1043		21 November 1043	7 April 1045 given to Otto II	14 December 1077

House of Rheinfelden, 1057–1090

	Name	Father	Born	Wed	Husband	Became Duchess	Ceased to be Duchess	Died
	Matilda of Germany^[10]	Henry III, Holy Roman Emperor (Salian)	October 1048	1059	Rudolph I	1059	12 May 1060
	Adelaide of Savoy	Otto, Count of Savoy (Savoy)	1052/53	after June 1066		after June 1066	1079 son replaced father as Duke	early 1079

House of Hohenstaufen, 1079–1208

Picture	Name	Father	Birth	Marriage	Became Duchess	Ceased to be Duchess	Death	Spouse
	Agnes of Germany^[11]	Henry IV, Holy Roman Emperor (Salian)	1072	1089		21 July 1105 husband's death	24 September 1143	Frederick I
	Judith of Bavaria^[12] ^[13]	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 Hohenstaufen, 1212–1268

Picture	Name	Father	Birth	Marriage	Became Duchess	Ceased to be Duchess	Death	Spouse
	Constance of Aragon	Alfonso II of Aragon (House of Barcelona)	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^[14]	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

See also

• List of Frankish queens
• List of German queens
• List of Austrian consorts
• List of Württembergian consorts

Bibliography

• Heimatverein Waiblingen. Waiblingen in Vergangenheit und Gegenwart, Vols. 4–6.
• Janek, Andreas (2019). Stifts- und Stadwappen von Quedlinburg. Norderstedt.
• Maurer, Helmut (1978). Der Herzog von Schwaben. Thorbecke.
• Schwann, Mathieu (1891). Illustrierte Geschichte von Bayern, Vol. 2. Stuttgart: Süddeutsches Verlags-Institut.
• Vierhaus, Rudolf (2008). Deutsch Biographische Enzyklopädie, 2nd edn. Munich: Saur.
• Zettler, Alfons (2003). Geschichte des Herzogtums Schwaben. Kohlhammer.
• Zotz, Thomas L. (2004). Die deutschen Königspfalzen. Göttingen: Vandenhoeck & Ruprecht.

Notes and References

1. Zettler (2003), p. 114.
2. Vierhaus (2008), p. 464. Reginlind, Herzogin von Schwaben.
3. Vierhaus (2008), p. 509. Ita, Herzogin von Schwaben, *932/34, +986: Liudolf, Herzog von Schwaben 6/494; Otto I. der Große, ostfränkischer König, Kaiswer 7/630; Reginlind, Herzogin von Schwaben 8/241.
4. Zotz (2004), p. 229.
5. Maurer (1978), pp. 49–53.
6. Vierhaus (2008), p. 419. Hadwig, Herzogin von Schwaben, * um 940, +994; 4/322; Ekkehard II. von St. Gallen 3/23.
7. Vierhaus (2008), p. 371. Gerberga von Burgund, Herzogin von Schwaben, + 1000: Gisela 3/837.
8. Heimatverein Waiblingen (1974), p. 38. "Gisela von Schwaben, die letzte Herzogin aus dem rehinfänkischen Haus..."
9. Vierhaus (2008), p. 508. Irmgard von Turin, Herzogin von Schwaben, * um 1025, +1078; Otto III. der Weiße, Herzog von Schwaben, Graf von Schweinfurt, ostfränkischer Herzog 7/636.
10. Janek (2019), p. 62. "Mathilde von Schwaben (1048–1060) Salierin; kaiserliche Prinzessin; 1059 bis 1060 Herzogin von Schwaben. 33.
11. Vierhaus (2008), p. 90. Agness von Waiblingen, Herzogin von Schwaben, Markgräfin von Österreich, *1072 (?), + 1143; Friedrich I., Herzog von Schwaben 3/550; Leopold IV., Markgraf von Österreich, Herzog von Bayern 6/369; Leopold III., Markgraf von Österreich 6/369; Otto von Freising 7/635.
12. Janek (2019), p. 61. "Judith von Bayern. (um 1100–um 1130) Welfin (Nueue Linie Este); um 1120 Herzogin von Schwaben. 14.
13. Vierhaus (2008), p. 527. Judith von Bayern, Herzogin von Schwaben, +1130/31; Friedrich II. der Einäugige, Herzog von Schwaben 3/550; Friedrich I. (Barbarossa). Kaiser 3/530
14. Schwann (1891), p. 285. "Der Bischof Heinrich von Chiemsee wurde deshalb an sie [Agnes Pfälzgräfin bei Rhein und Herzogin von Bayern] und ihre Tochter Elisabeth, Königin von Jerusalem und Herzogin von Schwaben, gesendet..."