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Agnes of Merania Queen Consort France was born to [her father] Berthold Andechs Duke Merania and [her mother] Agnes Rochlitz.
On 28th April 1180 [her future husband] King Philip II of France (age 14) and Isabelle Flanders Queen Consort France (age 10) were married. She by marriage Queen Consort of France. She the daughter of Baldwin Flanders V Count Hainaut (age 30) and Margaret Metz Countess Hainaut and Flanders. He the son of Louis VII King of the Franks (age 60) and Adèle Queen of the Franks. They were half third cousins. He a great x 2 grandson of King William "Conqueror" I of England.
On 18th September 1180 Louis VII King of the Franks (age 60) died in Paris [Map]. His son [her future husband] Philip (age 15) succeeded II King France: Capet.
On 14th March 1190 twin boys Robert Capet and Philip Capet were born to [her future husband] King Philip II of France (age 24) and Isabelle Flanders Queen Consort France (age 19). The eldest Robert died the same day, the youngest Philip died three days later. Their mother Isabelle Flanders Queen Consort France died from childbirth the day after the birth.
On 15th August 1193 [her future husband] King Philip II of France (age 27) and Ingeborg Estridsen Queen Consort France (age 19) were married. She by marriage Queen Consort of France. She the daughter of Valdemar "Great" I King of Denmark. He the son of Louis VII King of the Franks and Adèle Queen of the Franks.
Around November 1193 [her future husband] King Philip II of France (age 28) and Ingeborg Estridsen Queen Consort France (age 19) marriage annulled on the spurious grounds of her consanguinity with his first wife Isabelle Flanders Queen Consort France. She was kept, more or less, a prisoner for the remainder of her life being held in difference French castles.
On 7th May 1196 King Philip II of France (age 30) and Agnes of Merania Queen Consort France were married. She by marriage Queen Consort of France. She the daughter of Berthold Andechs Duke Merania and Agnes Rochlitz. He the son of Louis VII King of the Franks and Adèle Queen of the Franks.
William of Worcester's Chronicle of England
William of Worcester, born around 1415, and died around 1482 was secretary to John Fastolf, the renowned soldier of the Hundred Years War, during which time he collected documents, letters, and wrote a record of events. Following their return to England in 1440 William was witness to major events. Twice in his chronicle he uses the first person: 1. when writing about the murder of Thomas, 7th Baron Scales, in 1460, he writes '… and I saw him lying naked in the cemetery near the porch of the church of St. Mary Overie in Southwark …' and 2. describing King Edward IV's entry into London in 1461 he writes '… proclaimed that all the people themselves were to recognize and acknowledge Edward as king. I was present and heard this, and immediately went down with them into the city'. William’s Chronicle is rich in detail. It is the source of much information about the Wars of the Roses, including the term 'Diabolical Marriage' to describe the marriage of Queen Elizabeth Woodville’s brother John’s marriage to Katherine, Dowager Duchess of Norfolk, he aged twenty, she sixty-five or more, and the story about a paper crown being placed in mockery on the severed head of Richard, 3rd Duke of York.
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In 1197 [her sister-in-law] Alix Capet Countess Blois (age 46) died.
In 1198 [her daughter] Marie Capet was born to [her husband] King Philip II of France (age 32) and Agnes of Merania Queen Consort France. She a great x 3 granddaughter of King William "Conqueror" I of England. She married (1) 1211 her half third cousin once removed Philip Flanders I Marquis Namur, son of Baldwin Flanders V Count Hainaut and Margaret Metz Countess Hainaut and Flanders (2) 22nd April 1213 Henry Reginar VIII Duke Lower Lorraine I Duke Brabant, son of Godfrey Reginar VIII Duke Lower Lorraine and Margaret Luxemburg Duchess Lower Lorraine, and had issue.
On 11th March 1198 [her sister-in-law] Marie Capet Countess Champagne (age 53) died.
23rd May 1200 [her step-son] King Louis VIII of France (age 12) and Blanche Ivrea Queen Consort France (age 12) were married. She the daughter of Alfonso VIII King Castile (age 44) and Eleanor Plantagenet Queen Consort Castile (age 38). He the son of [her husband] King Philip II of France (age 34) and Isabelle Flanders Queen Consort France. They were third cousins. He a great x 3 grandson of King William "Conqueror" I of England. She a granddaughter of King Henry "Curtmantle" II of England.
In July 1200 [her son] Philip Capet Count Boulogne was born to [her husband] King Philip II of France (age 34) and Agnes of Merania Queen Consort France. He a great x 3 grandson of King William "Conqueror" I of England. He married his third cousin Matilda Dammartin Queen Consort Portugal, daughter of Renaud Dammartin I Count Boulogne, Dammartin and Aumale and Ida Metz Countess Boulogne.
On 24th August 1200 King John of England (age 33) and Isabella of Angoulême Queen Consort England (age 12) were married. She had been engaged to Hugh IX of Lusignan IV Count of La Marche (age 37) who subsequently appealed to [her husband] King Philip II of France (age 35), their feudal overlord, who used the position to justify a war against John. The difference in their ages was 21 years. She the daughter of Aymer Angoulême I Count Angoulême (age 40) and Alice Courtenay Countess Angoulême. He the son of King Henry "Curtmantle" II of England and Eleanor of Aquitaine Queen Consort Franks and England (age 78). They were fourth cousin once removed.
In 1201 Agnes of Merania Queen Consort France died.
On 14th July 1223 [her former husband] King Philip II of France (age 57) died. His son [her former step-son] Louis (age 35) succeeded VIII King France: Capet. Blanche Ivrea Queen Consort France (age 35) by marriage Queen Consort of France.
[her son] Peirre Chalot Capet Bishop Noyen was born to King Philip II of France and Agnes of Merania Queen Consort France. He a great x 3 grandson of King William "Conqueror" I of England.