Sibyl of Burgundy
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Sibylla of Burgundy was the second queen consort
of Roger II of Sicily
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and his wife Felicia-Matilda of Mayenne.
Her maternal grandparents were Gauthier, Count of Mayenne and Adelina de Presles.
. On 29 August of that year, she gave birth to a son (apparently premature) called Henry, who died young.
One year later she became pregnant a second time. Sibylla gave birth to a stillborn child and died of complications of the childbirth. She was buried in the church of the Monastery of La Trinità della Cava
de Tirreni.
Queen consort
A queen consort is the wife of a reigning king. A queen consort usually shares her husband's rank and holds the feminine equivalent of the king's monarchical titles. Historically, queens consort do not share the king regnant's political and military powers. Most queens in history were queens consort...
of Roger II of Sicily
Roger II of Sicily
Roger II was King of Sicily, son of Roger I of Sicily and successor to his brother Simon. He began his rule as Count of Sicily in 1105, later became Duke of Apulia and Calabria , then King of Sicily...
.
Family
She was a daughter of Hugh II, Duke of BurgundyHugh II, Duke of Burgundy
Hugh II of Burgundy was duke of Burgundy between 1103 and 1143. Hugh was son of Odo I, Duke of Burgundy.-Marriage and issue:He married, in about 1115, Felicia-Matilda of Mayenne, daughter of...
and his wife Felicia-Matilda of Mayenne.
Her maternal grandparents were Gauthier, Count of Mayenne and Adelina de Presles.
Marriage, Issue and Death
In 1149, Sibylla married King Roger II of SicilyRoger II of Sicily
Roger II was King of Sicily, son of Roger I of Sicily and successor to his brother Simon. He began his rule as Count of Sicily in 1105, later became Duke of Apulia and Calabria , then King of Sicily...
. On 29 August of that year, she gave birth to a son (apparently premature) called Henry, who died young.
One year later she became pregnant a second time. Sibylla gave birth to a stillborn child and died of complications of the childbirth. She was buried in the church of the Monastery of La Trinità della Cava
La Trinità della Cava
La Trinità della Cava is a Benedictine abbey located near Cava de' Tirreni, in the province of Salerno, southern Italy. It stands in a gorge of the Finestre Hills.-History:...
de Tirreni.