Leopold von Babenberg Markgraf of Austria
- Born: 29 Sep 1073
- Marriage: Agnes of Germany in 1106
- Died: 15 Nov 1136, Vienna, Austria at age 63
- Buried: Stift, Klosterneuburg, Lower Austria
 Other names for Leopold were Léopold III d'Autriche and Luitpold III "der Heilige", Markgraf von Österreich.
General Notes:
~Ancestral Roots of Certain American Colonists Who Came to America before 1700, 8th Edition, 147:26 160, Leopold II, "the Saint," born 1973, died 1136, Margrave of Austria married Agnes of Germany. He was the son of Leopold II, "the fair," Margrave of Austria by Ita of Retelberg.
Noted events in his life were:
• Web Reference:
Leopold III, known as 'the Pious' (German: der Heilige or der Fromme), born in 1073 and died on November 15, 1136 near Klosterneuburg, was a Margrave of Austria from 1095 to his death. Coming from the house of Babenberg, he is the founder of the abbeys of Klosterneuburg and Heiligenkreuz, a Catholic saint celebrated on November 15th, as well as the patron saint of Austria in general, of Vienna and the Land of Lower Austria.
He mained in 1106, Agnes of Franconia (1073-1143), daughter of Henry IV, King of the Romans, and Berthe of Savoy Their 10 children were:
• Henri II Jasomirgott
• Leopold IV
• Othon, bishop of Freising
• Uta, Luitpold's wife of Plain
• Agnes, wife Ladislas II, Duke of Silesia and Poland
• Judith, marries the Marquis William V of Montferrat
• Elizabeth, marries Count Hermann II of Winzenburg
• Konrad
• Gertrude, marries King Vladislav II of Bohemia
• Berthe
• Web Reference:
Charles Cawley's Medieval Lands Liutpold von Babenberg was the son of Liutpold II Markgraf of Austria and his wie Ida. He followed his father as Markgraf in 1095 as Leopold III "der Heilige" Markgraf of Austria. He married Agnes of Germany, widow of Friedrich von Staufen Duke of Swabia, daughter of Emperor Heinrich IV and his wife Berthe de Savoie.
Leopold married Agnes of Germany, daughter of Heinrich King of Germany Holy Roman Emperor and Bertha de Savoie, in 1106. (Agnes of Germany was born in 1072-1073,160 died on 24 Sep 1143 in Klosterneuburg, Lower Austria 160 and was buried in Augustiner-Chorherrenstift, Klosterneuburg, Lower Austria.)
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