Beatrice II of Burgundy
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Beatrice | |
|---|---|
| Died | 7 May 1231 |
| Spouse | Otto I, Duke of Merania |
Issue | |
| Father | Otto I, Count of Burgundy |
| Mother | Margaret, Countess of Blois |
Beatrice II (1193 – 7 May 1231) reigned as Countess Palatine of Burgundy from 1205 until her death.[1][2] She was a member of the Swabian Hohenstaufen dynasty, the daughter of Count Otto I of Burgundy and Countess Margaret of Blois,[3] thereby a granddaughter of Emperor Frederick Barbarossa.
She was born in 1193, younger sister of Countess Joanna I of Burgundy. From the time of her father's assassination at Besançon in 1200, she was next-in-line to the county, eventually succeeding Joanna after her death in 1205. Her uncle Philip of Swabia, German king since 1198, had ensured her Burgundian heritage.
Marriage and issue
[edit]In 1208, she married Duke Otto I of Merania.[4] They had:
References
[edit]- ↑ Women in power
- ↑ Jiri Louda, Michael MacLagan, Les Dynasties d'Europe, Bordas, 1995. ISBN 2-04-027115-5.
- ↑ Lyon 2013, p. 244.
- 1 2 3 4 Lyon 2013, p. 182.
- ↑ C. Chl. Freiherr von Reitzensten: Regesten der Grafen von Orlamuende aus Babenberger und Ascanischem Stamm, Historical Society of Upper Franconia ("Upper Franconian Historical Society"), Bayreuth, 1871
Sources
[edit]- Lyon, Jonathan R. (2013). Princely Brothers and Sisters: The Sibling Bond in German Politics, 1100-1250. Cornell University Press.
