Person:Beatrice II, Countess of Burgundy (1)

Beatrice II _____, Countess of Burgundy
b.1191
d.1231
Facts and Events
Name Beatrice II _____, Countess of Burgundy
Gender Female
Birth[1] 1191 House of Hohenstaufen
Marriage to Otto I _____, Duke of Merania
Death[1] 1231
Reference Number? Q1970878?


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Beatrice II (1193 – 7 May 1231) reigned as Countess Palatine of Burgundy from 1205 until her death. She was a member of the Swabian Hohenstaufen dynasty, the daughter of Count Otto I of Burgundy and Margaret, Countess of Blois, 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.

In 1208 she married Duke Otto I, Duke of Merania, by whom she had 6 children:

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References
  1. 1.0 1.1 Beatrice II, Countess of Burgundy, in Wikipedia: The Free Encyclopedia.