Beatrice I, Countess of Burgundy
Noble person
1143 – 1184
Who was Beatrice I, Countess of Burgundy?
Beatrice of Burgundy 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:
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- Born
- 1143
Burgundy - Also known as
- Beatrice of Burgundy
- Parents
- Spouses
- Frederick I, Holy Roman Emperor
(1156/06/09 - )
- Frederick I, Holy Roman Emperor
- Children
- Religion
- Roman Catholic Church
- Died
- Nov 15, 1184
Jouhe - Resting place
- Speyer Cathedral
Submitted
on July 23, 2013
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