Agnes, Princess of Salm-Salm | |
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![]() Agnes Elizabeth of Salm-Salm | |
Birth name | Agnes Elisabeth Winona Leclerc Joy |
Born | Franklin, Vermont | December 25, 1844
Died | December 21, 1912 Karlsruhe, Grand Duchy of Baden | (aged 67)
Buried | 50°44′09″N 7°05′25″E / 50.7358°N 7.0903°E |
Allegiance | ![]() |
Rank | Captain (US) |
Battles/wars | American Civil War French intervention in Mexico Franco-Prussian War |
Awards | Cross of Merit for Women and Girls (1872) |
Other work | Red Cross |
Agnes Salm-Salm (December 25, 1844 – December 21, 1912) was the American wife of Prince Felix zu Salm-Salm, a Prussian mercenary beside whom she played a role in the American Civil War, the Mexican Civil War between President Benito Juárez and the Austrian archduke Maximilian I of Mexico, and the Franco-Prussian War.