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Birth:          1143 of Hoch-Bourgogne, France
Death:          15 Nov 1184 

Notes
heiress of West Burgundy
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Beatrice_I,_Countess_of_Burgundy
Beatrice of Burgundy (1143 – 15 November 1184) was a Sovereign Duchess of 
Burgundy, and a Holy Roman Empress consort by marriage to Frederick I, Holy Roman 
Emperor.
Life[edit]

Beatrice was the only surviving child of Renaud III, Count of Burgundy and Agatha of 
Lorraine. Orphaned as a child, she inherited the County of Burgundy and became one 
of the most desirable heiresses in France.

Beatrice and Frederick were married on 9 June 1156 at Würzburg.[1] She was 13 
years of age; he was 33. By this marriage Frederick obtained control of the vast 
county of Burgundy.

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 mindAnd 
Juno did not have her wealth.There never was another except God's mother MaryAnd 
Beatrice is so happy she excels her."
She then became the second wife of Frederick I, Holy Roman Emperor, and as such 
Holy Roman Empress, at the age of about 12. The couple had 11 children, most of 
whom died young. 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 he 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.

In 1184, Beatrice fell ill with an unknown illness at Jouhe and quickly died, aged 
about 40. She was buried in Speyer Cathedral, but her heart was buried in Jouhe's old 
Benedictine abbey.

Issue[edit]

She had the following children:
1.Beatrice (b. 1162 – d. 1174). She was betrothed to King William II of Sicily but died 
of tuberculosis before they could be married.
2.Frederick V, Duke of Swabia (b. Pavia, 16 July 1164 – d. 28 November 1170).
3.Henry VI, Holy Roman Emperor (b. Nijmegen, November 1165 – d. Messina, 28 
September 1197).[1]
4.Conrad (b. Modigliana, February 1167 – d. Acre, 20 January 1191), later renamed 
Frederick VI, Duke of Swabia after the death of his older brother.[1]
5.Daughter (Gisela?) (b. October/November 1168 – d. 1184), died young.
6.Otto I, Count of Burgundy (b. June/July 1170 – killed, Besançon, 13 January 1200).
[1]
7.Conrad II, Duke of Swabia and Rothenburg (b. February/Marc 1172 – killed, 
Durlach, 15 August 1196).[1]
8.Renaud (b. October/November 1173 – d. in infancy).
9.William (b. June/July 1176 – d. in infancy).
10.Philip of Swabia (b. August 1177 – killed, Bamberg, 21 June 1208) King of Germany 
in 1198.[2][1]
11.Agnes (b. 1181 – d. 8 October 1184). She was betrothed to King Emeric of Hungary 
but died before they could be married.

In literature[edit]

Beatrice is a character in Umberto Eco's novel Baudolino, whose (fictional) 
protagonist is deeply in love with her - a love never consummated except for a single 
kiss.

Parents
____ Reynold (Renaud) (Raimond) III (ABT 1093 - 19 Jan 1148)
OF LORRAINE Agatha (ABT 1120 - Apr 1147)

Siblings
OF BURGUNDY (OF MACON) Beatrice (Beatrix) (1143 - 15 Nov 1184)

Marriage To ____ Frederick (Friedrich) III "Barbarossa" (1122 - 10 Jun 1190)
    m. Jun 1156 Wurzburg

Notes

Parents
VON HOHENSTAUFEN Friedrich II (1090 - 6 Apr 1147)
OF BAVARIA Judith (19 May 1100 - 27 Aug 1130)

Children by ____ Frederick (Friedrich) III "Barbarossa" 1122 - 10 Jun 1190
____ Henry (Heinrich) VI (Nov 1165 - 28 Sep 1197)
VON HOHENSTAUFEN Philipp II (Feb 1177 - 21 Jun 1208)

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