Beatrice of Navarre (1242? – 1295), was Duchess of Burgundy, by marriage to Hugh IV, Duke of Burgundy. She was a daughter of Theobald I of Navarre and his third wife Margaret of Bourbon. Her siblings included Theobald II of Navarre and Henry I of Navarre. She is also known as Beatrix of Champagne.
| Beatrice of Navarre | |
|---|---|
 Seal of Beatrice | |
| Born | 1242 |
| Died | 1295 |
| Spouse | Hugh IV, Duke of Burgundy |
| Issue | Hugh, Viscount of Avallon Beatrice, Lady of Grignon Isabella of Burgundy, Queen of Germany Margaret, Dame de Vitteaux Joan |
| House | |
| Father | Theobald I of Navarre |
| Mother | Margaret of Bourbon |
Life
editBeatrice was married to Hugh IV, Duke of Burgundy.[1] Upon the marriage, Beatrice became Duchess of Burgundy.[2]
Beatrice’s son Hugh did not succeed his father because Hugh IV had another son, Robert, by his marriage to Yolande de Dreux. Hugh IV died in 1271 and was succeeded by Robert. After her husband died, Beatrice retired to the château de l'Isle-sur-Serein. She quarrelled with her stepson Robert, and asked for protection from Philip II of France. She also renounced any claim to the succession of her brother in 1273.
Issue
editHugh and Beatrice had the following children:
- Hugh (died in 1288), viscount of Avallon, married Margaret de Salins
- Beatrice, Lady of Grignon, married Hugh XIII of Lusignan
- Isabella of Burgundy, Queen of Germany
- Margaret, Dame de Vitteaux (died after 1300), married John I of Chalon-Arlay[3]
- Joan, a nun
References
edit- ^ Theodore Evergates, Aristocratic Women in Medieval France, (University of Pennsylvania Press, 2011), 80.
- ^ A charter dated November 1258 confirms the marriage between “Hue duc de Bourgoigne” and “Thiebaut…foy de Navarre, de Champaigne et de Brie cuens palatins…demoiselle Biatrix nostre serour
- ^ Philippe Le Bel et la Noblesse Franc-Comtoise, Frantz Funck-Brentano, Bibliothèque de l’École des chartes, Vol. 49 (1888), 9.