Beatrice of Brabant
Flemish countess
Beatrice of Brabant (1225 – 11 November 1288), was a Landgravine consort of Thüringia and a Countess consort of Flanders, married first to Henry Raspe, Landgrave of Thuringia, and later to William II, Count of Flanders.
Biography
Béatrice of Brabant was born 1225 in Leuven. She was the daughter of Henry II, Duke of Brabant, and Marie of Hohenstaufen who was herself daughter of King Philip of Swabia of the Romans. Béatrice had five siblings, including Duke Henry III, and Marie who was executed for infidelity by her husband, Louis II, Duke of Bavaria.
On 10 March 1241, she married Landgrave Henry Raspe (born 1204), who was then proclaimed king of Germany by the factions in 1246. The latter had not been able to sire a child after three years of marriage to his two previous wives, Elisabeth of Brandenburg (1206–1231) and Gertrude of Babenberg. His marriage to Béatrice also remained childless. Henry died of a mortal wound in 1247 without an heir, leaving the county of Thuringia to his nephew Henry.
In November 1247, Béatrice married William II, Count of Flanders, but she was widowed again on 6 June 1251.
She was given Kortrijk as a dowry, where she spent another 37 years, the rest of her life.
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