Beatrice of Vienne (1160–1230) was a
Countess of Savoy by marriage to
Humbert III, Count of Savoy.
Biography
Beatrice was born in 1160 in
Vienne, France, the second child of Géraud I of Mâcon (son of
William III of Mâcon
William III of Mâcon (1088–1156), also known as William IV of Burgundy, was Count of Mâcon (1102–1156), count of Auxonne (1127–1156), count of Vienne (1148–1156) and regent of the county of Burgundy (1148–1156). He was a younger so ...
) and Maurette de Salins. She was descended from the
House of Mâcon and had seven siblings.
After the death of
Humbert III, Count of Savoy's third wife,
Clementia of Zähringen, in 1175, Humbert was inconsolable and refused to remarry; however, he had no male heir. His advisers persuaded him to wed Beatrice the following year.
Beatrice gave birth to
Thomas, Count of Savoy in 1178.
Beatrice died in 1230 in
Champagne-et-Fontaine
Champagne-et-Fontaine (; oc, Champanha e Fontanas) is a Communes of France, commune in the Dordogne Departments of France, department in Nouvelle-Aquitaine in southwestern France.
Champagne-et-Fontaine is the birthplace of Philip I of France.
G ...
,
Aquitaine, France.
References
1160 births
1230 deaths
Countesses of Savoy
12th-century French women
12th-century French people
13th-century French women
13th-century French people
Burials at Hautecombe Abbey
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