The Duchess of Swabia was the wife of the Duke of Swabia, ruler of the Duchy of Swabia which existed from 915 to 1313 as part of the Kingdom of Germany. If the duke was unmarried there was no duchess. This is a list of holders of the title.
| Picture | Name | Father | Born | Wed | Husband | Became Consort | Ceased to be Consort | Died |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
 | Richardis of Swabia | Erchanger, Count of the Nordgau (Ahalolfinger) | 840 | 1 August 862 | Charles the Fat | 28 August 876 Partition of East Francia | 20 January 882 Reunification of East Francia | 18 September, between 894 and 896 |
| Picture | Name | Father | Born | Wed | Husband | Became Duchess | Ceased to be Duchess | Died |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
 | Liutgard of Saxony [1] | Liudolf, Duke of Saxony (Liudolfings) | 845 | 882 | Burchard I | 909 husband's accession | 5/23 November 911 husband's death | 17/30 November 885 |
| Name | Father | Born | Wed | Husband | Became Duchess | Ceased to be Duchess | Died | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Regelinda of Zürich | Eberhard I, Count of Zürich | 890 | before 911 | Burchard II | after 21 January 917 husband's accession | 29 April 926 husband's death | 958, after 29 April | |
| Name | Father | Born | Wed | Husband | Became Duchess | Ceased to be Duchess | Died | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Regelinda of Zürich [2] | Eberhard I, Count of Zürich | 890 | 926 | Herman I | 926 | 10 December 949 husband's death | 958 after 29 April | |
| Name | Father | Born | Wed | Husband | Became Duchess | Ceased to be Duchess | Died | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Ida (Ita) of Swabia [3] | Herman I, Duke of Swabia (Conradines) | 930s | 27 October 947 or 7 April 948 | Liudolf | 950 husband's accession | 954 husband's deposition | 17 May 986 | |
| Name | Father | Born | Wed | Husband | Became Duchess | Ceased to be Duchess | Died | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Hedwig (Hadwig) of Bavaria† [4] [5] [6] | Henry I, Duke of Bavaria (Ottonian) | between 939 & 945 | 954 | Burchard III | 954 | 12 November 973 husband's death | 26 July 994 | |
† Not to be confused with Hedwig of Bavaria (c.778 to c.835), wife of Count Welf (died c.825) and mother of Holy Roman Empress Judith of Bavaria (died 843)
| Name | Father | Born | Wed | Husband | Became Duchess | Ceased to be Duchess | Died | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| There is considerable confusion about Conrad's family. The identity of his wife is not known for sure, although he may have been married to a daughter of Liudolf, Duke of Swabia. | ||||||||
| Gerberga of Burgundy [7] | Conrad of Burgundy (Elder Welf) | 965 or 966 | 986 | Herman II | 20 August 997 husband's accession | 4 May 1003 husband's death | 7 July 1018 | |
| Name | Father | Born | Wed | Husband | Became Duchess | Ceased to be Duchess | Died | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
 | Gisela of Swabia [7] [8] | Hermann II, Duke of Swabia (Conradines) | 11 November 995 | 1012 | Ernest I | 1012 | 31 March or 31 May 1015 husband's death | 14 February 1043 |
 | Adelaide of Susa , Marchioness of Turin | Ulric Manfred II of Turin (Arduinici) | between 1014 and 1020 | 1035 | Herman IV | 1035 | 28 July 1038 husband's death | 19 December 1091 |
| Name | Father | Born | Wed | Husband | Became Duchess | Ceased to be Duchess | Died | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
 | Gunhilde (Kunigunde) of Denmark | Cnut the Great (Denmark) | 1020 | 1036 [betrothed in 1035] | Henry III | 1036 | 18 July 1038 | |
 | Agnes of Poitou | William V, Duke of Aquitaine (Ramnulfids) | 1025 | 21 November 1043 | 21 November 1043 | 7 April 1045 given to Otto II | 14 December 1077 | |
| Name | Father | Born | Wed | Husband | Became Duchess | Ceased to be Duchess | Died | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| - | Hugh VI, Count of Egisheim | - | - | Otto II | 7 April 1045 husband's accession | 7 September 1047 husband's death | - | |
| Name | Father | Born | Wed | Husband | Became Duchess | Ceased to be Duchess | Died | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Immilla of Turin (Irmgard) [9] | Ulric Manfred II of Turin (Arduinici) | - | 1036 | Otto III | January 1048 husband's accession | 28 September 1057 husband's death | 1078, before 29 April | |
| Name | Father | Born | Wed | Husband | Became Duchess | Ceased to be Duchess | Died | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Matilda of Germany [10] | Henry III, Holy Roman Emperor (Salian) | October 1048 | 1059 | Rudolph I | 1059 | 12 May 1060 | ||
| Adelaide of Savoy | Otto, Count of Savoy (Savoy) | 1052/53 | after June 1066 | after June 1066 | 1079 son replaced father as Duke | early 1079 | ||
| Name | Father | Born | Wed | Husband | Became Duchess | Ceased to be Duchess | Died | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Agnes of Rheinfelden | Rudolf of Rheinfelden (Rheinfelden) | – | 1079 | Berthold II | 1092 husband's accession | 1098 husband's renunciation | 19 December 1111 | |
| Picture | Name | Father | Birth | Marriage | Became Duchess | Ceased to be Duchess | Death | Spouse |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
 | Agnes of Germany [11] | Henry IV, Holy Roman Emperor (Salian) | 1072 | 1089 | 21 July 1105 husband's death | 24 September 1143 | Frederick I | |
 | Judith of Bavaria [12] [13] | Henry IX, Duke of Bavaria (Welf) | after 1100 | 1119/21 | 22 February 1130/31 | Frederick II | ||
| Agnes of Saarbrücken | Frederick, Count of Saarbrücken | - | 1132/33 | 6 April 1147 husband's death | after 1147 | |||
| Adelheid of Vohburg | Diepold III, Margrave of Vohburg | 1122 | before 2 March 1147 | 1152 husband's resignation | 1190 | Frederick III Barbarossa | ||
| Gertrude of Bavaria | Henry the Lion (Welf) | 1152/1155 | 1166 | 19 August 1167 husband's accession | 1 June 1197 | Frederick IV | ||
 | Irene Angelina | Isaac II Angelos (Angelos) | 1177/81 | 25 May 1197 | 1197 husband ceased to be Margrave | 27 August 1208 | Philip I | |
| Picture | Name | Father | Birth | Marriage | Became Duchess | Ceased to be Duchess | Death | Spouse |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
 | Beatrix of Swabia | Philip of Swabia (Hohenstaufen) | April/June 1198 | 23 July 1212 | 1212 husband's deposition | 11 August 1212 | Otto IV | |
| Picture | Name | Father | Birth | Marriage | Became Duchess | Ceased to be Duchess | Death | Spouse |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
 | Constance of Aragon | Alfonso II of Aragon (House of Barcelona) | 1179 | 5 August 1209 | 1212 husband accession | after 16 July 1216 husband return to Sicily | 23 June 1222 | Frederick VII |
 | Margaret of Austria | Leopold VI, Duke of Austria (Babenberg) | 1204 | 29 November 1225 | 4 July 1235 husband dethroned | 29 October 1266 | Henry II | |
 | Elisabeth of Bavaria [14] | Otto II Wittelsbach, Duke of Bavaria (Wittelsbach) | 1227 | 1 September 1246 | 21 May 1254 husband's death | 9 October 1273 | Conrad III | |
| After the death of Conradin in 1268 Swabia fell into disarray and disintegrating into numerous smaller states. | ||||||||
| Picture | Name | Father | Birth | Marriage | Became Duchess | Ceased to be Duchess | Death | Spouse |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| King Rudolph I of Germany attempted to revive it for his son in 1289, the Habsburg dukes were merely titular Dukes of Swabia and the title was abolished in 1313. | ||||||||
 | Agnes of Bohemia | Ottokar II of Bohemia (Přemyslid) | 5 September 1269 | March 1289 | 1289 husband accession | 10 May 1290 husband's death | 17 May 1296 | Rudolph |
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