Beatrice I, Countess of Burgundy
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suo jure Countess of Burgundy | |
Reign | 22 January 1148 – 15 November 1184 |
Predecessor | Renaud III |
Successor | Frederick I & Otto I |
Holy Roman Empress; German Queen | |
Reign | 9 June 1156 – 15 November 1184 |
Coronation | 1 August 1167 at Rome |
Queen consort of Italy | |
Reign | 9 June 1156 – 15 November 1184 |
Queen consort of Burgundy | |
Reign | 9 June 1156 – 15 November 1184 |
Coronation | August 1178 at Vienne |
Born | 1143/5 |
Died | 15 November 1184 Jouhe, near Dôle |
Burial | Speyer Cathedral |
Spouse | Frederick I, Holy Roman Emperor |
Issue among others... |
Frederick V, Duke of Swabia Henry VI, Holy Roman Emperor Otto I, Count of Burgundy Conrad II, Duke of Swabia Philip of Swabia |
House | Ivrea |
Father | Renaud III |
Mother | Agatha of Lorraine |
Religion | Roman Catholicism |
Beatrice of Burgundy (1143 – 15 November 1184) was the only daughter of Renaud III, Count of Burgundy and Agatha of Lorraine. She was the second wife of Frederick I, Holy Roman Emperor, and as such Holy Roman Empress. Beatrice was active at the Hohenstaufen court, encouraging literary works and chivalric ideals. She accompanied her husband on his travels and campaigns across his kingdom, and he was known to be under Beatrice's influence. She was crowned Holy Roman Empress by Antipope Paschal III in Rome on 1 August 1167, and later as Queen of Burgundy at Vienne in August 1178.
The poem Carmen de gestis Frederici I imperatoris in Lombardia, written about 1162, describes Beatrice upon her wedding day:
- "Venus did not have this virgin's beauty,
- Minerva did not have her brilliant mind
- And Juno did not have her wealth.
- There never was another except God's mother Mary
- And Beatrice is so happy she excels her."
Marriage and issue
Beatrice and Frederick were married on 9 June 1156 at Würzburg.[1] By this marriage Frederick obtained control of the vast county of Burgundy.
They had the following children:
- Beatrice (b. 1162 – d. 1174). She was betrothed to King William II of Sicily but died before they could be married.
- Frederick V, Duke of Swabia (b. Pavia, 16 July 1164 – d. 28 November 1170).
- Henry VI, Holy Roman Emperor (b. Nijmegen, November 1165 – d. Messina, 28 September 1197).[1]
- Conrad (b. Modigliana, February 1167 – d. Acre, 20 January 1191), later renamed Frederick VI, Duke of Swabia after the death of his older brother.[1]
- Daughter (Gisela?) (b. October/November 1168 – d. 1184).
- Otto I, Count of Burgundy (b. June/July 1170 – killed, Besançon, 13 January 1200).[1]
- Conrad II, Duke of Swabia and Rothenburg (b. February/Marc 1172 – killed, Durlach, 15 August 1196).[1]
- Renaud (b. October/November 1173 – d. in infancy).
- William (b. June/July 1176 – d. in infancy).
- Philip of Swabia (b. August 1177 – killed, Bamberg, 21 June 1208) King of Germany in 1198.[2][1]
- Agnes (b. 1181 – d. 8 October 1184). She was betrothed to King Emeric of Hungary but died before they could be married.
In literature
Beatrice is a character in Umberto Eco's novel Baudolino, whose (fictional) protagonist is deeply in love with her - a love never consummated except for a single kiss.
Ancestry
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References
External links
Media related to Beatrice of Burgundy at Wikimedia Commons
- Carson, Thomas. Barbarossa in Italy, 1994.
- Beatrix de Bourgogne
Beatrice I, Countess of Burgundy
Born: circa. 1143 Died: 15 November 1184 |
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Preceded by | Countess Palatine of Burgundy 22 January 1148 – 15 November 1184 with Frederick I (1156-1184) |
Succeeded by Frederick I & Otto I |
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Vacant
Title last held by
Richenza of Northeim |
Empress consort of the Holy Roman Empire Queen consort of Italy 9 June 1156 – 15 November 1184 |
Vacant
Title next held by
Constance of Sicily |
Vacant
Title last held by
Adelheid of Vohburg |
Queen consort of Arles and Germany 9 June 1156 – 15 November 1184 |