Beatrice II (1193 – 7 May 1231) reigned as Countess Palatine of Burgundy from 1205 until her death. She was a member of the Swabian

Hohenstaufen dynasty The Hohenstaufen dynasty (, , ), also known as the Staufer, was a noble family of unclear origin that rose to rule the Duchy of Swabia from 1079, and to royal rule in the Holy Roman Empire during the Middle Ages from 1138 until 1254. The dynast ...

, the daughter of Count Otto I of Burgundy and

Margaret, Countess of Blois Margaret of Blois (French: ''Marguerite''; died 1230) was ''suo jure'' Countess of Blois in France from 1218 to 1230. From 1190 to 1200, she was the countess consort of the County of Burgundy and then regent for her daughters from 1200 until 1208. ...

, thereby a granddaughter of Emperor

Frederick Barbarossa Frederick Barbarossa (December 1122 – 10 June 1190), also known as Frederick I (german: link=no, Friedrich I, it, Federico I), was the Holy Roman Emperor from 1155 until his death 35 years later. He was elected King of Germany in Frankfurt on ...

. 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 Philip of Swabia (February/March 1177 – 21 June 1208) was a member of the House of Hohenstaufen and King of Germany from 1198 until his assassination. The death of his older brother Emperor Henry VI in 1197 meant that the Hohenstaufen rule (whi ...

, German king since 1198, had ensured her Burgundian heritage. In 1208 she married Duke

Otto I, Duke of Merania Otto I (c. 1180 – 7 May 1234), a member of the House of Andechs, was Duke of Merania from 1204 until his death. He was also Count of Burgundy (as Otto II) from 1208 to 1231, by his marriage to Countess Beatrice II, and Margrave of Istria and ...

. They had: *

Otto III, Count of Burgundy Otto III ( – 19 June 1248), a member of the House of Andechs, was Count of Burgundy from 1231 and the last duke of Merania (numbered Otto II) from 1234 until his death. Family Otto was the only son of Duke Otto I of Merania and Countess Beatri ...

* Agnes of Merania (1215-1263) *

Beatrix of Andechs-Merania Beatrix of Merania (1210 – 9 February 1271) was a princess of Merania by birth, and the Countess of Weimar-Orlamünde by marriage. Beatrix was the daughter of Otto I, Duke of Merania and Beatrice II, Countess of Burgundy. She was an heiress ...

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 *Margaret *

Adelaide, Countess of Burgundy Adelaide of Merania (or Alice, Alix – died 8 March 1279, Évian) was reigning Countess of Burgundy from 1248 until her death. She was also Countess of Savoy and Bresse through her marriage in 1267 to Count Philip I of Savoy. Life Adelaide was ...

*Elisabeth

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