Beatrix of Merania (1210 – 9 February 1271) was a princess of

Merania The Duchy of Merania, it, Ducato di Merania, sl, Vojvodina Meranija, hr, Vojvodina Meranije was a fiefdom of the Holy Roman Empire from 1152 until 1248. The dukes of Merania were recognised as princes of the Empire enjoying imperial immediacy ...

by birth, and the Countess of Weimar-Orlamünde by marriage. Beatrix was the daughter of

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 ...

and

Beatrice II, Countess of Burgundy 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 daughter of Count Otto I of Burgundy and Margaret, Countess of Blois, thereby a grandd ...

. She was an heiress to

Plassenburg Plassenburg is a castle in the city of Kulmbach in Bavaria. It is one of the most impressive castles in Germany and a symbol of the city. It was first mentioned in 1135. The Plassenberg family were ministerial of the counts of Andechs (later ...

Castle, with

Kulmbach Kulmbach () is the capital of the district of Kulmbach in Bavaria in Germany. The town is famous for Plassenburg Castle, which houses the largest tin soldier museum in the world, and for its sausages, or ''Bratwürste''. Geography Location Ku ...

and Mittelberg and the Lordship of Berneck, including

Goldkronach Goldkronach (East Franconian: ''Gronich'') is a town in the district of Bayreuth, in Bavaria, Germany. It is situated near the Fichtelgebirge, 12 km northeast of Bayreuth. History On 25 June 1836, at 22:15, residents awoke to a man yell ...

, Meinau, Wirsberg, Pretzendorf (now called

Himmelkron Himmelkron is a municipality in the district of Kulmbach in Bavaria in Germany Germany,, officially the Federal Republic of Germany, is a country in Central Europe. It is the second most populous country in Europe after Russia, an ...

), Zwernitz Castle and

Trebgast Trebgast is a municipality in the district of Kulmbach in Bavaria in Germany Germany,, officially the Federal Republic of Germany, is a country in Central Europe. It is the second most populous country in Europe after Russia, and th ...

Marriage and Issue

She was married to

Herman II, Count of Weimar-Orlamünde Herman II, Count of Weimar-Orlamünde ( – 27 December 1247) was a member of the House of Ascania. He ruled the County of Weimar-Orlamünde from 1206 until his death. Life He was the youngest son of Count Siegfried III ( – 1206) and his wif ...

. They had the following children: * Herman "the Elder", was a clergyman * Herman III ( – 1283), inherited Orlamünde * Albert III (d. 1293) * Otto III "the Magnificent" ( – 13 May 1285), married Anges of Leiningen ( – ), inherited Weimar, Rudolstadt and Plassenburg *

Sophie Sophie is a version of the female given name Sophia, meaning "wise". People with the name Born in the Middle Ages * Sophie, Countess of Bar (c. 1004 or 1018–1093), sovereign Countess of Bar and lady of Mousson * Sophie of Thuringia, Duchess o ...

, married in 1259 to Count Henry VIII of Weida ( – 17 September 1280) * Otto "the Younger", canon at

Würzburg Würzburg (; Main-Franconian: ) is a city in the region of Franconia in the north of the German state of Bavaria. Würzburg is the administrative seat of the ''Regierungsbezirk'' Lower Franconia. It spans the banks of the Main River. Würzburg is ...

from 1265 to 1308

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{{DEFAULTSORT:Beatrix of Andechs-Merania German countesses 1210 births 1271 deaths House of Andechs 13th-century German women