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From: Hugh NanKivell <>
Subject: Re: Which Agatha?
Date: Sun, 03 Dec 2000 19:25:31 +0800


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I have no academic knowledge whatsoever about Agatha'a parentage.
However, when I visited the National Museum of Hungary in Budapest in
September this year, I noticed a family tree (or alleged family tree) of the
Arpad Dynasty on display. I don't know who researched it and prepared it.
This family tree shows Agota, a daughter of King Saint Istvan (Stephen) of
Hungary and Blessed Gisella of Bavaria, as marrying Edward 'the exile',
Prince of England, and that their two children, viz. daughter Margaret
(married Malcolm III, King of Scots) and son Edgar (married Margaret of
Scotland, daughter of Duncan I, King of Scots and Aelflaed of Northumbria).

I can make no comment as to the correctness of all this as to its historical
accuracy. However, the Hungarians appear to accept the above as 'gospel'.
Hugh NanKivell

wrote:

> Has anyone ever figured out which Agatha married Edward the Atheling?
> I have seen her listed , in various publications, as Agatha of Brunswick,
> Agatha of Hungary, Agatha , daughter of the HRE, and even as Agatha of
> Burgundy.
> Does anyone know for sure? or for almost sure?
>
> Loyaulte Me Lie,
> Rania

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