- Beatrix of Rethel
Beatrix of Rethel (b. ca. 1131 – died
30 March ,1185 ) was the thirdQueen consort ofRoger II of Sicily .Family
She was a daughter of
Ithier, Count of Rethel and Beatrix of Namur. Her father was Count of Rethel from 1158 to 1171.Ithier was a son of
Matilda, Countess of Rethel , last reigning member of the First House of Rethel by her husband and co-rulerEudes of Vitry, Count of Rethel . His parents were co-rulers of Rethel from 1124 to the death of Matilda in 1151. Eudes was the only ruler to his own death in 1158. Their male-line descendants were the Second House of Rethel.Matilda was a sister of
Gervais, Count of Rethel ,Baldwin II of Jerusalem ,Hodierne of Rethel (wife toRoger of Salerno ) andBeatrice of Rethel (wife ofLeo I of Armenia ). Their parents wereHugh I, Count of Rethel and Melisende of Montlhéry.Melisende was a daughter of
Guy I of Montlhéry and his wife Hodierna of Gometz.Marriage
In 1151, Beatrix married
Roger II of Sicily . Roger died on26 February ,1154 following three years of marriage. Their only daughter was born following his death:*
Constance of Sicily (b.2 November 1154 – d.27 November ,1198 ). MarriedHenry VI, Holy Roman Emperor .The
Queen Dowager survived her husband by thirty-one years bit is not known to have married again. Her daughter Constance becameQueen regnant of theKingdom of Sicily on25 December ,1194 .External links
* [http://genealogy.euweb.cz/crus/rethel2.html#BI A listing of descendants of Matilda of Rethel]
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