Beatrix of Andechs-Merania
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| Beatrix of Andechs-Merania | |
|---|---|
| Spouse(s) | Herman II, Count of Weimar-Orlamünde |
| Noble family | House of Andechs |
| Father | Otto I, Duke of Merania |
| Mother | Beatrice II, Countess of Burgundy |
| Born | 1210 |
| Died | 9 February 1271 |
Beatrix of Andechs-Merania (1210 – 9 February 1271) was a duchess of Andechs-Merania by birth and by marriage Countess of Weimar-Orlamünde.[1]
Beatrix was the daughter of Otto I, Duke of Merania and Beatrice II, Countess of Burgundy.
She was a heiress to Plassenburg Castle, with Kulmbach and Mittelberg and the Lordship of Berneck, including Goldkronach, Meinau, Wirsberg, Pretzendorf (now called Himmelkron), Zwernitz Castle and Trebgast.
Marriage and Issue
She was married to Herman II, Count of Weimar-Orlamünde. They had the following children:
- Herman "the Elder", was a clergyman[2]
- Herman III (c. 1230 – 1283), inherited Orlamünde[2]
- Albert III (d. 1293)[3]
- Otto III "the Magnificent" (c. 1236 – 13 May 1285), married Anges of Leiningen (c. 1230/1240 – c. 1300), inherited Weimar, Rudolstadt and Plassenburg
- Sophie, married in 1259 to Count Henry VIII of Weida (c. 1238 – 17 September 1280)
- Otto "the Younger", canon at Würzburg from 1265 to 1308
Footnotes
- ↑ 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
- ↑ 2.0 2.1 http://www.genealogie-mittelalter.de/askanier_2/hermann_2_graf_von_weimar_orlamuende_1247_askanier/hermann_2_graf_von_weimar_orlamuende_+_1247.html
- ↑ http://www.genealogie-mittelalter.de/askanier_2/hermann_3_graf_von_weimer_orlamuende_1283_askanier/hermann_3_graf_von_weimar_orlamuende_+_1283.html
