Beatrice of Savoy
| Beatrice of Savoy | |
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| Countess of Provence | |
| Tenure | December 1220 – 19 August 1245 |
| Born | 1198 |
| Died | 1267 (aged 61–62) |
| Spouse | Ramon Berenguer IV, Count of Provence |
| Issue |
Margaret, Queen of France Eleanor, Queen of England Sanchia, Queen of Germany Beatrice, Queen of Sicily Raymond of Provence |
| House | Savoy |
| Father | Thomas I of Savoy |
| Mother | Margaret of Geneva |
Beatrice of Savoy (v. 1198 – v. 1267) was the daughter of Thomas I of Savoy and Margaret of Geneva. She was Countess consort of Provence by her marriage to Ramon Berenguer IV, Count of Provence.
Her paternal grandparents were Humbert III, Count of Savoy, and Beatrice of Viennois. Her maternal grandparents were William I, Count of Geneva and Beatrice de Faucigny. Beatrice of Savoy's mother, Margaret was betrothed to Philip II of France. While Margaret was travelling to France for her wedding, she was captured by Beatrice's father, Thomas. He took her back to Savoy and married her himself. Thomas' excuse was that Philip II was already married, which was true.
Beatrice was the tenth of fourteen children born to her parents. Her siblings included: Amadeus IV, Count of Savoy; Thomas II of Piedmont; Peter II, Count of Savoy; Philip I, Count of Savoy; Boniface of Savoy, Archbishop of Canterbury; Avita the Countess of Devon; and Margherita of Savoy wife of Hartmann I of Kyburg.
Beatrice betrothed on 5 June 1219 to Ramon Berenguer IV, Count of Provence; they married in December 1220. She was a shrewd and politically astute woman, whose beauty was likened to that of a second Niobe by Matthew Paris. Ramon and Beatrice of Savoy had four daughters, who all lived to adulthood, and married kings. Their only son, Raymond died in early infancy.
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