Beatrice of Burgundy, Lady of Bourbon

Beatrice of Burgundy (1257 – 1 October 1310) was ruling Lady of Bourbon from 1288 to 1310, and, through her mother, heiress of all Bourbon estates.

Beatrice of Burgundy
Beatrice of Burgundy
Born1257
Died(1310-10-01)1 October 1310 (aged 52 or 53)
Noble familyBurgundy
Spouse(s)Robert, Count of Clermont
FatherJohn of Burgundy
MotherAgnes of Dampierre

She was the daughter of John of Burgundy (son of Hugh IV, Duke of Burgundy) and Agnes of Dampierre, Lady of Bourbon. In 1272 Beatrice married Robert, Count of Clermont[1] and their eldest son Louis I, le Boiteux became the first Duke of Bourbon.

Issue

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Robert and Beatrice had the following children:

Physical appearance

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Ottone and Acerbo Morena in their Historia Frederici I described Beatrice as "[O]f medium height, her hair shone like gold, her face most beautiful..."[2]

References

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  1. ^ Gábor Klaniczay, Holy Rulers and Blessed Princesses: Dynastic Cults in Medieval Central Europe, translator Eva Palmai, (Cambridge University Press, 2000), 442
  2. ^ The origins of courtliness, C. Stephen Jaeger, University of Pennsylvania Press, 1985,p. 172.

See also

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Preceded by Dame de Bourbon
1288-1310
Succeeded by