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Beatrix of Sicily (1260–1307)

Beatrix of Sicily (1260–1307)

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Beatrix of Sicily or Beatrice di Sicilia (Palermo, 1260 – Marquisate of Saluzzo, 1307) was a Sicilian princess. In 1296 she became Marchioness consort of Saluzzo.

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Beatrix was the daughter of Manfred of Sicily and his wife Helena Angelina Doukaina.[1] After the battle of Benevento, 26 February 1266, and the death of her father, Beatrix was imprisoned in Naples together with her family.[1] After 1271, she was transferred to Naples.[2] Beatrix regained her freedom only in 1284, after the Battle of the Gulf of Naples, thanks to Roger of Lauria.[2]

In 1286 Beatrix married Manfred IV, son of Thomas I, Marquess of Saluzzo.[3] 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:

References

  1. [1]
    Parks 2016, p. 141.
  2. [2]
    Nicol 1996, p. 22.
  3. [3]
    Gregorovius 2010, p. 537.

Sources

  • Gregorovius, Ferdinand (2010). History of the City of Rome in the Middle Ages. Cambridge University Press.
  • Nicol, Donald M. (1996). The Byzantine Lady: Ten Portraits, 1250-1500. Cambridge University Press.
  • Parks, Annette (2016). ""Thy Father's Valiancy Has Proved No Boon": The Fates of Helena Angelina Doukaina and her children". In Bennett, Matthew; Weikert, Katherine (eds.). Medieval Hostageship C.700-c.1500: Hostage, Captive, Prisoner of War, Guarantee, Peacemaker. Routledge.141
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