Person:Beatrice of Sicily (2)

Beatrice of Sicily
b.1252
d.12 Dec 1275
m. 31 Jan 1245/46
  1. Blanche of Anjou1250 - 1269
  2. Beatrice of Sicily1252 - 1275
  3. Charles II "the Lame" _____, of Naples1254 - 1309
  4. Philip of Sicily1256 - 1277
  5. Elisabeth of Sicily, Queen of Hungary1261 - 1300
  1. Catherine De Courtenay1274 - 1307/08
Facts and Events
Name Beatrice of Sicily
Gender Female
Birth[1] 1252 House of Capet-Anjou
Marriage to Philip of Courtenay
Death[1] 12 Dec 1275
Reference Number? Q3500560?


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Beatrice of Sicily (1252 – 17 November/12 December 1275) was titular Latin Empress as the wife of Philip of Courtenay. Her parents were Charles I of Sicily and Beatrice of Provence.

Under the Treaty of Viterbo (27 May 1267), Baldwin II of Courtenay transferred much of the rights to the Latin Empire to Charles I. Charles was to be confirmed in possession of Corfu and some cities in Albania. He was also given suzerainty over the Principality of Achaea and sovereignty of the Aegean Islands, excepting those held by Venice and Lesbos, Chios, Samos, and Amorgos. The same treaty arranged the marriage of Philip of Courtenay, heir apparent to the Latin Empire, and Beatrice, second daughter of Charles. If the marriage was childless, Philip's rights would be inherited by Charles I.[1] Beatrice was approximately fifteen-years-old at the time of her betrothal.

On 15 October 1273, Beatrice and Philip were married in Foggia. The bride was twenty-one-years old and the groom thirty. Her father-in-law died days later. Philip was proclaimed emperor with Beatrice as empress. The marriage was harmonious and produced a daughter, Catherine I of Courtenay, born on 25 November 1274.

Beatrice died in late 1275 after a short illness.

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References
  1. 1.0 1.1 Beatrice of Sicily, in Wikipedia: The Free Encyclopedia.