Agnes Salm-Salm
Princess Agnes of Salm-Salm | |
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Agnes Elizabeth of Salm-Salm | |
| Birth name | Agnes Elisabeth Winona Leclerc Joy |
| Born | December 25, 1844 |
| Died | December 21, 1912 (aged 67) |
| Buried | 50°44′09″N 7°05′25″E / 50.7358°N 7.0903°E |
| Allegiance | United States of America |
| Rank | Captain (US) |
| Conflicts | American Civil War French intervention in Mexico Franco-Prussian War |
| Awards | Cross of Merit for Women and Girls (1872) |
| Spouse | Prince Felix Salm-Salm |
| Other work | Red Cross |
Princess Agnes of Salm-Salm (née Agnes Elisabeth Winona Leclerc Joy; December 25, 1844 – December 21, 1912) was an American memoirist and socialite. She authored a book of memoirs titled Ten Years of My Life. She was married to 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.