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Beatrix van Heusden (? — after 1232) was a Flemish viscountess. She was the daughter of Hughes of Heusden, son of Anselm III, Lord of Heusden (not to be confused with his cousin, Hughes of Heusden, son of Anselm's brother Eustace, Lord of Choques). Beatrix married Zeger III, the son of Zeger II and Petronella van Kortrijk. Through his marriage to her, Zeger became Lord of
Heusden Heusden () is a municipality and a town in the South of the Netherlands. It is located between the towns of Waalwijk and 's-Hertogenbosch. The municipality of Heusden, including Herpt, Heesbeen, Hedikhuizen, Doeveren, and Oudheusden, merged with ...
, and the title was held by his son and progeny. Beatrix was also Viscountess of
Ghent Ghent ( nl, Gent ; french: Gand ; traditional English: Gaunt) is a city and a municipality in the Flemish Region of Belgium. It is the capital and largest city of the East Flanders province, and the third largest in the country, exceeded in ...
, as her husband was Chatelain of Ghent since 1200. Beatrix and Zeger resided in
Heusden Castle Heusden Castle is a ruined major castle in Heusden. History In the 12th century the lords of Heusden had a territory which stretched on both sides of the Oude Maasje. At the time, this which was the main course of the Meuse. In the part sout ...
. Thanks to Beatrix's marriage to Zeger the castle increased in importance and became the seat of the Viscounty of Ghent. Beatrix and Zeger had many children: *
Hugh I of Ghent Hugh I, of Ghent (died 1232) was lord of Heusden, Bornhem, and Saint-Jean Steene, Chatelain of Ghent. Hugh was the eldest (of 8) child of Zeger III of Ghent and Beatrix of Heusden. Early Lordship He was knighted before 1218 and took the reside ...
, lord of Heusden, Bornhem, and Saint-Jean Steene and Chatelain of Ghent, married Odette of Champagne. *Ziger of Ghent, married in 1235 to Ode of Grimberghen *Gerard of Ghent, called the devil, married Elisabeth of Slote *Walter of Ghent, archdeacon at the church of
Arras Arras ( , ; pcd, Aro; historical nl, Atrecht ) is the prefecture of the Pas-de-Calais Departments of France, department, which forms part of the regions of France, region of Hauts-de-France; before the regions of France#Reform and mergers of ...
*William of Ghent called the Frisian *Ferdinand of Ghent *Bernard of Ghent, called of Meren, married Margueritte of Wervy


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