Beatrice of Savoy (d. 1268)

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Beatrice of Savoy (d. 1268)

Countess of Provence. Name variations: Beatrice de Savoie. Died in 1268 (some sources cite 1266); 1 of 10 children of Thomas I, count of Savoy, and Margaret of Geneva; m. Raymond Berengar V (1198–1245), count of Provence, Dec 1220; children: Margaret of Provence (1221–1295), queen of France; Eleanor of Provence (c. 1222–1291); Sancha of Provence (c. 1225–1261, who m. Richard, 1st earl of Cornwall and king of the Romans); Beatrice of Provence (d. 1267, who m. Charles of Anjou, brother of Louis IX).

Beatrice of Savoy and her husband Raymond Berengar were renowned for their learning and influence on the arts.

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