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- i) BEATRIX de Bourgogne ([1145]-Jouhe near Dôle 15 Nov 1184, bur Speyer). The Continuatio Admuntensis records the marriage of Emperor Friedrich in 1156 to "Beatricem filiam Reginoldi comitis" after repudiating "filia Diepoldi marchionis"[81]. She succeeded her father in [1148/49] as BEATRIX Ctss [Palatine] de Bourgogne, under the regency of her uncle Guillaume. The latter attempted to usurp her titles but was defeated by Emperor Friedrich I, who later married Béatrix. She was crowned as empress at St Peter's in Rome 1 Aug 1167 by Pope Pascal III[82], and crowned as Queen of Burgundy at Vienne in Aug 1178. m (Würzburg 17 Jun 1156) as his second wife, Emperor FRIEDRICH I "Barbarossa" King of Germany, son of FRIEDRICH II von Staufen Duke of Swabia & his first wife Judith of Bavaria [Welf] (1122-drowned Göks or Saleph River, Asia Minor 10 Jun 1190, bur Tarsus [entrails], Antioch St Peter [flesh], Tyre Cathedral [legs]).
http://fmg.ac/Projects/MedLands/BURGUNDY%20Kingdom.htm#Beatrixdied1184A
from ww.geni.com
BIO: from The Normans in Sicily (Norwich) p 563
When, in June 1156, an embassy arrived from Constantinople to discuss his (Barbarossa's) projected to marriage to a Byzantine princess he refused even to receive it--marrying instead, after the shortest possible preliminaries, the rich and exceedingly attractive Beatrice of Upper Burgundy.
** from http://fmg.ac/Projects/MedLands/BURGUNDY%20Kingdom.htm#Beatrixdied1184A
BEATRIX de Bourgogne ([1145]-Jouhe near Dôle 15 Nov 1184, bur Speyer). The Continuatio Admuntensis records the marriage of Emperor Friedrich in 1156 to "Beatricem filiam Reginoldi comitis" after repudiating "filia Diepoldi marchionis"[70]. She succeeded her father in [1148/49] as BEATRIX Ctss Palatine de Bourgogne, under the regency of her uncle Guillaume. The latter attempted to usurp her titles but was defeated by Emperor Friedrich I, who later married Béatrix. She was crowned empress at St Peter's in Rome 1 Aug 1167 by Pope Pascal III[71], and crowned Queen of Burgundy at Vienne Aug 1178. m (Würzburg 17 Jun 1156) as his second wife, Emperor FRIEDRICH I "Barbarossa" King of Germany, son of FRIEDRICH II von Staufen Duke of Swabia & his first wife Judith of Bavaria [Welf] (1122-drowned Göks or Saleph River, Asia Minor 10 Jun 1190, bur Tarsus [entrails], Antioch St Peter [flesh], Tyre Cathedral [legs]).
** from Wikipedia listing for Beatrice I, Countess of Burgundy, as of 10/16/2014
Beatrice of Burgundy (1143 – November 15, 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 was styled Empress. Her maternal grandparents were Simon I, Duke of Lorraine and his wife Adelaide of Leuven. 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 Frederick Barbarossa 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 June 9, 1156 at Würzburg. By this marriage Frederick obtained control of the vast county of Burgundy.
They had the following children:
Sophie (b. 1161 – d. 1187), married to Margrave William VI of Montferrat.
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).
Conrad (b. Modigliana, February 1167 – d. Acre, 20 January 1191), later renamed Frederick VI, Duke of Swabia after the death of his older brother.
Daughter (Gisela?) (b. October/November 1168 – d. 1184).
Otto I, Count of Burgundy (b. June/July 1170 – killed, Besançon, 13 January 1200).
Conrad II, Duke of Swabia and Rothenburg (b. February/Marc 1172 – killed, Durlach, 15 August 1196).
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.
Agnes (b. 1181 – d. 8 October 1184). She was betrothed to King Emeric of Hungary but died before they could be married.
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Sources
Carson, Thomas. Barbarossa in Italy, 1994.
Beatrix de Bourgogne
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1138 - 1184 (46 years)
