Princess/ Agnes OF CORNWALL Orguen 
Agnes OF CORNWALL was born in 1018 in Bretagne, France. Agnes OF CORNWALL's father was Prince/Count Alain Canhiart III OF CORNUAILLE & NANTES and her mother was Judith DE NANTES. Her paternal grandparents were Prince/Count Benedict OF CORNUAILLE and Countess Guinodeon PORNOET; her maternal grandparents were Count Judicael OF NANTES and Melisinde DU MAINE. She had a brother named Hoel V Of Brittany. She was the older of the two children. She died at the age of 38 in 1056.General Notes
in 1136, Gruffydd ap Rhys, under attack in Gower, hurried intoNorth wales to obtain assistance from his brothers-in-law. Hiswife, meanwhile, "Like an Amazon and a second Penthesilea",Commanded his followers in the south. She was slain in battle byMaurice of London, Lord of Kidwelly. Morgan, one of her youthfulsons, perished with her, and the second, Maelgwn, was takenprisoner. But Owain and Cadwaladr, sons of Gruffydd Ap Cynan,now came down from the north, destroyed Aberstwith Castle, andin the second week of Oct. they fought along with Gruffydd ApRhys a great battle near Aberteivi(Cardigan), in which thry wona decided victory over Stephen, constable of Aberteivi and "Allthe Flemings, all the marchers, and all the French from Aberneddto Aberteivi"
Daughter of the royal house of Gwynedd and the royal house ofthe Scandinavians of Dublin.
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