Beatrice II, Countess of Burgundy

Beatrice
Beatrice
Died	7 May 1231
Spouse(s)	Otto I, Duke of Merania
Issue	Otto III, Count of Burgundy; Agnes; Beatrix of Andechs-Merania; Adelaide, Countess of Burgundy;
Father	Otto I, Count of Burgundy
Mother	Margaret, Countess of Blois

Beatrice II (1193 – 7 May 1231) reigned as

Frederick Barbarossa

.

She was born in 1193, younger sister of Countess Joanna I of Burgundy. From the time of her father's assassination at Besançon in 1200, she was next-in-line to the county, eventually succeeding Joanna after her death in 1205. Her uncle Philip of Swabia, German king since 1198, had ensured her Burgundian heritage.

In 1208 she married Duke Otto I, Duke of Merania.^[4] They had:

Otto III, Count of Burgundy^[4]
Agnes of Merania (1215-1263)^[4]

References

^ Women in power
ISBN 2-04-027115-5
.

^ Lyon 2013, p. 244.

^ ^a ^b ^c ^d Lyon 2013, p. 182.

^ 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

Sources

Lyon, Jonathan R. (2013). Princely Brothers and Sisters: The Sibling Bond in German Politics, 1100-1250. Cornell University Press.

Beatrice II, Countess of Burgundy
House of Hohenstaufen
Born: 1193 Died: 7 May 1231

Regnal titles

Preceded by
Joanna I
Countess of Burgundy
1205–1231 Succeeded by
Otto III

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[1] Women in power

[2] ISBN 2-04-027115-5
.

[FOOTNOTELyon2013244-3] Lyon 2013, p. 244.

[FOOTNOTELyon2013182-4] Lyon 2013, p. 182.

[5] 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

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