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Beatrice of Viennois

(1160 - 1230)

According to Wikipedia:

Beatrice of Vienne (1160-1230) was a Countess of Savoy by marriage to Humbert III, Count of Savoy.

Biography
Beatrice was born in 1160 in Vienne, France, the second child of Géraud I of Mâcon (son of William III of Mâcon) and Maurette de Salins. She was descended from the House of Mâcon and had seven siblings.

After the death of Humbert III, Count of Savoy's third wife, Clementia of Zähringen, in 1175, Humbert was inconsolable and refused to remarry; however, he had no male heir. His advisers persuaded him to wed Beatrice the following year.[1] Beatrice gave birth to Thomas, Count of Savoy in 1178.[2]

Beatrice died in 1230 in Champagne-et-Fontaine, Aquitaine, France.

References
Blanchard, Claudius (1874). Histoire de l'abbaye d'Hautecombe en Savoie avec pièces justificatives inédites [History of Hautecombe Abbey in Savoie with Unpublished Supporting Documents] (in French). Chambéry: F. Puthod. pp. 98-101. OCLC 29033857.
Boucharlat, Alain (1997). La Fontaine de Siloé [The Fountain of Siloé] (in French). p. 17. ISBN 978-2862532219.
Beatrice of Viennois
House of Ivrea
Born: 1160 Died: 1230
Preceded by
Clementia of Zähringen Countess of Savoy
1176-1189 Succeeded by
Margaret of Geneva



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According to Wikipedia:

Beatrice of Vienne (1160-1230) was a Countess of Savoy by marriage to Humbert III, Count of Savoy.

Biography
Beatrice was born in 1160 in Vienne, France, the second child of Géraud I of Mâcon (son of William III of Mâcon) and Maurette de Salins. She was descended from the House of Mâcon and had seven siblings.

After the death of Humbert III, Count of Savoy's third wife, Clementia of Zähringen, in 1175, Humbert was inconsolable and refused to remarry; however, he had no male heir. His advisers persuaded him to wed Beatrice the following year.[1] Beatrice gave birth to Thomas, Count of Savoy in 1178.[2]

Beatrice died in 1230 in Champagne-et-Fontaine, Aquitaine, France.

References
Blanchard, Claudius (1874). Histoire de l'abbaye d'Hautecombe en Savoie avec pièces justificatives inédites [History of Hautecombe Abbey in Savoie with Unpublished Supporting Documents] (in French). Chambéry: F. Puthod. pp. 98-101. OCLC 29033857.
Boucharlat, Alain (1997). La Fontaine de Siloé [The Fountain of Siloé] (in French). p. 17. ISBN 978-2862532219.
Beatrice of Viennois
House of Ivrea
Born: 1160 Died: 1230
Preceded by
Clementia of Zähringen Countess of Savoy
1176-1189 Succeeded by
Margaret of Geneva

Events

Birth1160Vienne, Isère, Rhône-Alpes, France
Birth1160Vienne, Isère, Rhône-Alpes, France
Death1230Champagne-et-Fontaine, Aquitaine, France

Families