Other Events and Attributes:

• Appointments / Titles: Countess of Provence
• Appointments / Titles: Princess of Savoy
• Death: 17 May 1259, Saluzzo, Cuneo, Piemonte, Italy

Notes:

Beatrice of Savoy (before 4 March 1223 – 10 May before 1259) was a daughter of Amadeus IV, Count of Savoy and his first wife Marguerite of Burgundy.[1][page needed] She was a member of the House of Savoy by birth and by her first marriage she was Marchioness consort of Saluzzo.

Beatrice was the elder of two daughters; her younger sister Margaret was married to Boniface II, Marquess of Montferrat. After the death of their mother, their father married Cecile of Baux and had further children including Boniface, Count of Savoy and a younger Beatrice.

Beatrice was first betrothed not long after her birth on 4 March 1223 to Manfred III, Marquess of Saluzzo. However, the contract was broken off but was then renewed on 2 October 1227; a contract signed on that date refers to the dowry of Beatrice.[2] The couple were married in March 1233. They were married for eleven years until Manfred's death in 1244, leaving Beatrice with two children and pregnant with twins. They had the following children:

Alice (c. 1236 – before 12 Jul 1311), married Edmund de Lacy, Baron of Pontefract and had issue
Thomas (1239–1296), succeeded Manfred as Marquess
Agnes (1245 – after 4 August 1265), married John, son of Eustace de Vesci, no issue
Margaret (born 1245), born posthumously, twin of Agnes

Only two years after Manfred's death on 8 May 1246, Beatrice was betrothed a second time to a Manfred, an illegitimate son of Frederick II, Holy Roman Emperor by his mistress and possibly wife Bianca Lancia. Her marriage was arranged to recognize an alliance between Beatrice's father and Frederick.[3] The couple were married by proxy in March 1247 and the marriage contract was signed on 21 April 1247. Manfred and Beatrice had one daughter, Constance (1249-1302) who went on to marry Peter III of Aragon and became mother of Alfonso III of Aragon, James II of Aragon and Elizabeth of Aragon.

In a testament from Beatrice's father dated 24 May 1253, the succession rights of Beatrice were bypassed in favor of her younger half-brother; the testament fails to mention Beatrice's second husband, possibly indicating a breakdown in the marriage.[4] Beatrice died before 1259. Her husband became King of Sicily in 1258 and went on to marry Helena Angelina Doukaina and father children with her.

Beatrice married de Saluzzo, Marquess Manfredi III in Mar 1233 in Italy. Manfredi (son of de Saluzzo, Boniface and of Torres, Maria) was born in 1210 in Saluzzo, Cuneo, Piemonte, Italy; died in 1244 in Saluzzo, Cuneo, Piemonte, Italy; was buried in 1244 in Sicilia, Italy. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]

Other Events and Attributes:

• FSID: LRSM-MTQ
• Appointments / Titles: Between 1244 and 1296, Saluzzo, Cuneo, Piemonte, Italy; 4th Marquess of Saluzzo

Notes:

Thomas I (1239–1296) was the fourth Marquess of Saluzzo from 1244 to his death. He was the son of Manfred III and Beatrice of Savoy.[1] He succeeded his father Manfred III. He was also the grandson of Amadeus IV, Count of Savoy.[1]

Biography
Under the reign of Thomas, Saluzzo blossomed, achieving a greatness which had eluded his ancestors. He crafted a state the borders of which remained unchanged for over two centuries. He extended the march to include Carmagnola. He was often at odds with Asti and he was a prime enemy of Charles of Anjou and his Italian pretensions. During his tenure, he made Saluzzo a free city, giving it a podestà to govern in his name. He defended his castles and roccaforti (strongholds) vigorously and built many new ones in the cities.

Armando Tallone, Tomaso I Marchese di Saluzzo, 1916
Marriage & issue
He married Luisa of Ceva. They had:

Manfred IV, succeeded his father[1]
Alice of Saluzzo, who married Richard Fitzalan, 8th Earl of Arundel[2]

Family/Spouse: de Ceva, Luigia. Luigia (daughter of de Ceva, Giorgio and d'Este, Elisa Alessine Menzia) was born in 1240 in Ceva, Cuneo, Piemonte, Italy; died on 29 Aug 1293 in Piemonte, Italy; was buried on 22 Aug 1293 in Revello, Cuneo, Piemonte, Italy. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]

Other Events and Attributes:

• FSID: MKZ1-482
• Appointments / Titles: 1289; Countess of Arundel

Notes:

Alesia married Richard Fitzalan, the future earl of Arundel, sometime before 1285. Her marriage was arranged by the late King Henry III's widowed Queen consort, Eleanor of Provence. Alice was one of the first Italian women to marry into an English noble family. She assumed the title of Countess of Arundel in 1289.

Richard had several castles, but his and Alice's principal residence was Marlborough Castle in Wiltshire. Together they had four known children: Edmund Fitzalan, John Fitzalan, a priest, Alice Fitzalan and Margaret Fitzalan. Many sources shown an alleged fifth child, Eleanor Fitzalan.

Alisona married FitzAlan, Lord Richard before 1285. Richard (son of FitzAlan, Lord John and de Mortimer, Countess Isabella) was born on 10 Feb 1267 in Arundel, Sussex, England; died on 17 Mar 1302 in Sussex, England. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]

Other Events and Attributes:

• FSID: 9CC3-9LL

Alice married de Segrave, Sir Stephen in 1308. Stephen (son of de Segrave, Sir John and de Plessis, Christiana) was born in 1285 in Barton Seagrave, Northamptonshire, England; died on 12 Dec 1325; was buried after 12 Dec 1325 in Chacombe Priory, Chacombe, Northamptonshire, England. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]

Other Events and Attributes:

• Appointments / Titles: 9th Earl of Arundel

Edmund married Plantagenet, Alice de Warenne in 1305. Alice (daughter of de Warenne, Earl William II and de Vere, Joan) was born on 22 Jun 1287 in Lewes, Sussex, England; died on 31 May 1338 in Arundel, Sussex, England; was buried after 31 May 1338 in Haughmond Abbey, Shrewsbury, Shropshire, England. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]