Beatrix of Sicily or Beatrice di Sicilia (

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, 1260 –

Marquisate of Saluzzo The Marquisate of Saluzzo () was a historical Italian state that included parts of the current region of Piedmont and of the French Alps. The Marquisate was much older than the Renaissance lordships, being a legacy of the feudalism of the High ...

, 1307) was a Sicilian princess. In 1296 she became Marchioness consort of Saluzzo. Beatrix was the daughter of

Manfred of Sicily Manfred (; 123226 February 1266) was the last King of Sicily from the Hohenstaufen dynasty, reigning from 1258 until his death. The natural son of the Holy Roman Emperor Frederick II, Manfred became regent over the Kingdom of Sicily on b ...

and his wife Helena Angelina Doukaina. After the

battle of Benevento The Battle of Benevento was a major medieval battle fought on 26 February 1266, near Benevento in present-day Southern Italy, between the forces of Charles I of Anjou and those of King Manfred of Sicily. Manfred's defeat and death resulted in C ...

, on 26 February 1266, and the death of her father, Beatrix was imprisoned in

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together with her family. After 1271, she was transferred to Naples. Beatrix regained her freedom only in 1284, after the

Battle of the Gulf of Naples The Battle of the Gulf of Naples was a naval engagement during the War of the Sicilian Vespers. Fought on 5 June 1284 in the south of the Gulf of Naples, the battle saw an Aragonese–Sicilian fleet commanded by Roger of Lauria defeat a Angevi ...

, thanks to

Roger of Lauria Roger of Lauria (''c''. 1245 – 17 January 1305), was a Calabrian knight who served the Crown of Aragon as admiral of the Aragonese navy during the War of the Sicilian Vespers. He was probably the most successful and talented naval tacticia ...

. In 1286 Beatrix married Manfred IV, son of

Thomas I, Marquess of Saluzzo Thomas I (1239–1296) was the fourth Marquess of Saluzzo from 1244 to his death. He was the son of Manfred III and Beatrice of Savoy. He succeeded his father Manfred III. He was also the grandson of Amadeus IV, Count of Savoy. Biography Unde ...

. In 1296, after his father-in-law's death, she became Marchioness consort of Saluzzo. Beatrix died in 1307.

Issue

Manfred and Beatrix had two children: *

Frederick I of Saluzzo Frederick I (1287–1336) was the seventh Marquess of Saluzzo from 1330 until his death. He was the eldest son of Manfred IV of Saluzzo by his first wife Beatrice, daughter of King Manfred of Sicily. He was overlooked by his father, who appoi ...

. *Catherine of Saluzzo. Married

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