Agnes

Agnes of Wrocław (born likely between 1230 and 1236, died 14 May after 1277) was a Silesian princess from the Piast dynasty, a Cistercian nun, and the abbess of the Trzebnica Abbey from 1269/1272 to 1278.

She was the daughter of the Silesian, Kraków, and Greater Poland Duke Henry II the Pious and Anne, daughter of the King of Bohemia, Ottokar I.

Biography The exact birthdate of Agnes is uncertain, but it is most likely between 1230 and 1236. Births before 1230 are considered unlikely, as Agnes would have been mentioned in the Life of Saint Hedwig (written in 1300), which describes her grandmother Hedwig of Silesia, who lived in the Trzebnica Abbey until her death in 1243. She could not have been born after 1236 either, as she became a nun by 1248 at the latest,

Agnes was the daughter of Henry II the Pious, Duke of Silesia, Kraków, and Greater Poland, and Anne. and another aunt, the sister of her mother.

Agnes was raised in the Trzebnica Abbey, where her aunt, Gertrude, was the abbess. The abbey's atmosphere, influenced by her grandmother Hedwig's piety, played a major role in shaping her early years. Agnes took part in the translation (relic transfer) of her grandmother, Hedwig of Silesia. Between 1269 and 1272, she became the abbess of the Trzebnica Abbey.

According to a 1278 general chapter decision, she became abbess against her will, under the threat of canonical penalties. Since she was last recorded in sources in 1278, her death is estimated to have occurred in that year or the following. She was buried at the Trzebnica Abbey.