Beatrice Of Burgundy (born 1063)
Beatrice of Burgundy (or Beatrix of Burgundy) may refer to : * Beatrice I, Countess of Burgundy (1143–1184), Countess Palatine of Burgundy (1148–1184) and Holy Roman Empress * Beatrice II, Countess of Burgundy (1193–1231), Countess Palatine of Burgundy (1205–1231) * Beatrice of Burgundy, Lady of Bourbon Beatrice of Burgundy (1257 – October 1, 1310) was a ruling Lady of Bourbon in 1288-1310 and, through her mother, heiress of all Bourbon estates. She was the daughter of John of Burgundy (son of Hugh IV, Duke of Burgundy) and Agnes of Dam ...

Beatrice I, Countess Of Burgundy
Beatrice I (1143 – 15 November 1184) was Countess of Burgundy from 1148 until her death, and was also Holy Roman Empress by marriage to Frederick Barbarossa. She was crowned empress by Antipope Paschal III in Rome on 1 August 1167, and as Queen of Burgundy at Vienne in August 1178. Life Beatrice was the only surviving child of Renaud III, Count of Burgundy and Agatha of Lorraine. As the only child of her father, she was the heir of the County of Burgundy. At the death of her father in 1148, she inherited the vast County of Burgundy and became countess palatine. As such, she was one of the most desired brides in France. Her uncle, William III of Mâcon, who acted as her regent, attempted to deprive her of her rights and had her imprisoned; and a marriage was suggested to Emperor Frederick I, who stopped William. Wedding Frederick I likely suggested the marriage because the County of Burgundy would give him an alternative to the Brenner Pass and a strategically valuabl ...
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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 granddaughter of Emperor Frederick Barbarossa. 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, German king since 1198, had ensured her Burgundian heritage. In 1208 she married Duke Otto I, Duke of Merania. They had: *Otto III, Count of Burgundy * Agnes of Merania (1215-1263) * Beatrix of Andechs-MeraniaC. 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 Bu ...
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