Beatrice of Sicily, Latin Empress, Date of Birth, Place of Birth, Date of Death
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Empress of Latin Constantinople
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Place of Birth: Naples, Campania, Italy
About Beatrice of Sicily, Latin Empress
- Beatrice of Sicily (1252 – 17 November/12 December 1275) was titular Latin Empress as the wife of Philip of Courtenay.
- Her parents were Charles I of Sicily and Beatrice of Provence. Under the Treaty of Viterbo (27 May 1267), Baldwin II of Courtenay transferred much of the rights to the Latin Empire to Charles I.
- Charles was to be confirmed in possession of Corfu and some cities in Albania.
- He was also given suzerainty over the Principality of Achaea and sovereignty of the Aegean Islands, excepting those held by Venice and Lesbos, Chios, Samos, and Amorgos.
- The same treaty arranged the marriage of Philip of Courtenay, heir apparent to the Latin Empire, and Beatrice, second daughter of Charles.
- If the marriage was childless, Philip's rights would be inherited by Charles I.
- Beatrice was approximately fifteen-years-old at the time of her betrothal. On 15 October 1273, Beatrice and Philip were married in Foggia.
- The bride was twenty-one-years old and the groom thirty.
- Her father-in-law died days later.
- Philip was proclaimed emperor with Beatrice as empress.
- The marriage was harmonious and produced a daughter, Catherine I of Courtenay, born on 25 November 1274. Beatrice died in late 1275 after a short illness.
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