Beatrice of Sicily, Electress Palatine
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Beatrice (right) with her husband, Rupert II
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| Born |
5 September 1326 Palermo, Sicily |
| Died | 12 October 1365 (aged 39) |
| Burial | Schönau Abbey |
| Spouse | Rupert II, Elector Palatine |
| Issue | Rupert of Germany |
| House | Aragon |
| Father | Peter II of Sicily |
| Mother | Elisabeth of Carinthia |
Beatrice of Sicily (5 September 1326 – 12 October 1365) was a daughter of Peter II of Sicily and his wife Elisabeth of Carinthia. She was born into the House of Aragon.
Beatrice was the third of eight children, all of them living to adulthood apart from one sister, Violente. Beatrice's siblings included: Frederick III the Simple, Euphemia, Constance (both regents of Sicily), Eleanor, wife of Peter II of Aragon, Louis of Sicily, and Blanche, Countess of Ampurias.
Beatrice's paternal grandparents were Frederick III of Sicily and Eleanor of Anjou, daughter of Charles II of Naples and Maria of Hungary; maternal grandparents were Otto III of Carinthia and his wife Euphemia of Legnica, daughter of Henry V, Duke of Legnica and Elisabeth of Kalisz.
Beatrice's parents resided in Palermo, where Beatrice was likely born.
In 1345, Beatrice married Rupert, Count Palatine of the Rhine from the House of Wittelsbach. They needed a papal dispensation in order to marry. Rupert supported his uncle Prince Elector Rupert I actively with the Government of the Palatinate and was constantly on the move. Beatrice's mother-in-law Irmengard of Oettingen lived as a nun in the convent at Worms. Beatrice spent a lot of time here whilst her husband was away.
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