Beatrice I, Countess of Burgundy

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Beatrice I
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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:

  1. Beatrice (b. 1162 – d. 1174). She was betrothed to King William II of Sicily but died before they could be married.
  2. Frederick V, Duke of Swabia (b. Pavia, 16 July 1164 – d. 28 November 1170).
  3. Henry VI, Holy Roman Emperor (b. Nijmegen, November 1165 – d. Messina, 28 September 1197).[1]
  4. 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]
  5. Daughter (Gisela?) (b. October/November 1168 – d. 1184).
  6. Otto I, Count of Burgundy (b. June/July 1170 – killed, Besançon, 13 January 1200).[1]
  7. Conrad II, Duke of Swabia and Rothenburg (b. February/Marc 1172 – killed, Durlach, 15 August 1196).[1]
  8. Renaud (b. October/November 1173 – d. in infancy).
  9. William (b. June/July 1176 – d. in infancy).
  10. Philip of Swabia (b. August 1177 – killed, Bamberg, 21 June 1208) King of Germany in 1198.[2][1]
  11. 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

Family of Beatrice I, Countess of Burgundy
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 16. Reginald I, Count of Burgundy
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 8. William I, Count of Burgundy
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 17. Adelaide of Normandy
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 4. Stephen I, Count of Burgundy
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 9. Stephanie
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 2. Renaud III, Count of Burgundy
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 20. Gerard of Bouzonville, Count of Metz
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 10. Gerard, Duke of Lorraine (=#24)
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 21. Gisela of Bar
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 5. Beatrice of Lorraine
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 22. Albert I, Count of Namur
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 11. Hedwig of Namur (=#25)
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 23. Ermengarde of Lower Lorraine
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 1. Beatrice I, Countess of Burgundy
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 24. Gerard, Duke of Lorraine (=#10)
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 12. Theodoric II, Duke of Lorraine
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 25. Hedwig of Namur (=#11)
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 6. Simon I, Duke of Lorraine
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 26. Frederick, Count of Formbach
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 13. Hedwig of Formbach
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 27. Gertrude of Haldensleben
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 3. Agatha of Lorraine
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 28. Henry II, Count of Leuven
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 14. Henry III, Count of Leuven
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 29. Adèle
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 7. Adelaide of Leuven
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 30. Robert I, Count of Flanders
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 15. Gertrude of Flanders
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 31. Gertrude of Saxony
 
 
 
 
 
 

References

  1. ↑ 1.0 1.1 1.2 1.3 1.4 1.5 Gislebertus (of Mons), Chronicle of Hainaut, transl. Laura Napran, (Boydell Press, 2005), 55 note245.
  2. ↑ (ES)Acercamiento Mutuo de Espana y Alemania, Jaime Ferreiro Alemparte, España y Europa, un pasado jurídico común, ed. Antonio Pérez Martín, (Cometa S.A., 1986), 181.

External links

Media related to Beatrice of Burgundy at Wikimedia Commons

Beatrice I, Countess of Burgundy
Born: circa. 1143 Died: 15 November 1184
Regnal titles
Preceded by Countess Palatine of Burgundy
22 January 1148 – 15 November 1184
with Frederick I (1156-1184)		 Succeeded by
Frederick I & Otto I
Royal titles
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
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