Beatrice of Navarre
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Beatrice of Navarre 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 was married to Hugh IV, Duke of Burgundy
, for political reasons. The couple married after the death of Hugh's first wife Yolande of Dreux. Hugh and Beatrice had the following children:
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. Beatrice died twenty four years later in 1295.
Theobald I of Navarre
Theobald I , called the Troubadour, the Chansonnier, and the Posthumous, was Count of Champagne from birth and King of Navarre from 1234...
and his third wife Margaret of Bourbon
Margaret of Bourbon, Queen of Navarre
Margaret of Bourbon was the wife of Theobald I of Navarre, she became Countess of Champagne and Queen of Navarre. Margaret was the daughter of Archambaud VIII of Bourbon and his first wife, Guigone of Forez.- Marriage :...
. Her siblings included, Theobald II of Navarre
Theobald II of Navarre
Theobald II , called the Young, was Count of Champagne and Brie and King of Navarre from 1253 until his death....
and Henry I of Navarre
Henry I of Navarre
Henry I the Fat was the Count of Champagne and Brie and King of Navarre from 1270...
. She is also known as Beatrix of Champagne.
Beatrice was married to Hugh IV, Duke of Burgundy
Hugh IV, Duke of Burgundy
Hugh IV of Burgundy was duke of Burgundy between 1218 and 1271. Hugh was the only son of duke Odo III and Alice of Vergy...
, for political reasons. The couple married after the death of Hugh's first wife Yolande of Dreux. Hugh and Beatrice had the following children:
- Hugh, viscount of AvallonAvallonAvallon is a commune in the Yonne department in Burgundy in center-eastern France.-Geography:Avallon is located 50 km south-southeast of Auxerre, served by a branch of the Paris-Lyon railway and by exit 22 of the A6 motorway...
(1260–1288), married Margaret of Burgundy, daughter of John I of Burgundy, Count Palatine. - Margaret, Dame de Vitteaux (died 1300), married 1272 John de ChalonJohn I of Chalon-ArlayJohn I of Chalon-Arlay was a French nobleman. He was the son of John, Count of Chalon and Laure de Commercy, a couple who had thirty castles built on the Jurassian part of the county of Burgundy around their new seigneurie of Salins, including the Château d'Arlay John I of Chalon-Arlay...
, Seigneur d'Arlay (1259–1316) - Joan (died 1295)
- Beatrice, Lady of Grignon (ca.1260–1329), married Hugh XIIIHugh XIII of LusignanHugh XIII of Lusignan, Hugh VIII of La Marche or Hugh IV of Angoulême or Hugues XIII & VIII & IV de Lusignan succeeded his father Hugh XII as Seigneur de Lusignan, Count of La Marche and Count of Angoulême in 1270.He married at Pau on July 1, 1276 Beatrix de Bourgogne, Dame de Grignon Hugh XIII of...
, count of La Marche - Isabelle of BurgundyIsabelle of BurgundyIsabella of Burgundy , Lady of Vieux-Château, was the second and last Queen consort of Rudolph I of Germany.- Family :She was the second daughter of Hugh IV, Duke of Burgundy and his second wife Beatrice of Champagne....
, Lady of Vieux-Château (1270–1323), married Rudolph I of GermanyRudolph I of GermanyRudolph I was King of the Romans from 1273 until his death. He played a vital role in raising the Habsburg dynasty to a leading position among the Imperial feudal dynasties...
Beatrice's son Hugh did not succeed his father because Hugh IV had another son, Robert
Robert II, Duke of Burgundy
Robert II of Burgundy was duke of Burgundy between 1271 and 1306, inheriting the title from his brother Eudes of Burgundy, who had no male heirs. Robert was the third son of duke Hugh IV and Yolande of Dreux...
, by his marriage to Yolande de Dreux.
Hugh IV died in 1271 and was succeeded by Robert. Beatrice died twenty four years later in 1295.