Béatrice d'Hirson
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Béatrice d'Hirson (fl. 14th century) was a lady-in-waiting to the French noblewoman Mahaut, Countess of Artois.
Family
Béatrice's sister Mathilde (or Mahaut) d'Hirson was also a lady-in-waiting to the Countess.
Béatrice's uncles were as follows:
- Bishop of Arras
- Denis d'Hirson, treasurer to the Countess of Artois, then lord of Arras
- Guillaume d'Hirson, bailiff of Arras
- Pierre d'Hirson, attendant to the Countess of Artois
In fiction
Although an obscure historical figure, Béatrice is an important character in
Les Rois maudits (The Accursed Kings). In the novels, she practices witchcraft
and is adept with poisons; she is claimed to have helped her mistress Mahaut poison two French kings, and then gone on to poison Mahaut herself.
Les Rois maudits was adapted into
two French television miniseries in 1972 and 2005, and Béatrice was played by Catherine Rouvel in the 1972,[1] and by Jeanne Balibar in 2005.[2]
References
- ^ Guyard, Bertrand (11 July 2013). "The First Accursed Kings on History". Le Figaro (in French). Retrieved 15 October 2015.
- ^ "Les Rois maudits: Casting de la saison 1" (in French). AlloCiné. 2005. Archived from the original on 19 December 2014. Retrieved 25 July 2015.
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