Agnes of Loon

Agnes of Loon (1150–1191), was a duchess consort of Bavaria, married to Otto I of Wittelsbach, Duke of Bavaria. She was regent of Bavaria during the minority of her son, Louis I, Duke of Bavaria, from 1183 to 1191. Life She was the daughter of Louis I, Count of Loon, and Agnes of Metz. She was regent of Bavaria during the minority of her son, Louis I, Duke of Bavaria, from 1183 to 1191. Agnes was described as a forceful regent, who managed to secure the inheritance of her son. Agnes was a patron of the writer Heinrich von Veldeke.