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Beatrice of Savoy, Marchioness of Saluzzo (-1259)

"Beatrice of Savoy (before 4 March 1223 – 10 May before 1259) was a daughter of Amadeus IV, Count of Savoy and his first wife Marguerite of Burgundy.[page needed] She was a member of the House of Savoy by birth and by her first marriage she was Marchioness consort of Saluzzo.

Beatrice was the elder of two daughters; her younger sister Margaret was married to Boniface II, Marquess of Montferrat. After the death of their mother, their father married Cecile of Baux and had further children including Boniface, Count of Savoy and a younger Beatrice.

Beatrice was first betrothed not long after her birth on 4 March 1223 to Manfred III, Marquess of Saluzzo. However, the contract was broken off but was then renewed on 2 October 1227; a contract signed on that date refers to the dowry of Beatrice. The couple were married in March 1233. They were married for eleven years until ManfredĀ“s death in 1244, leaving Beatrice with two children and pregnant with twins. They had the following children:" - (en.wikipedia.org 28.10.2019)

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Wife of Manfred, King of Sicily
daughter of Amadeus IV, Count of Savoy [father of], Anne of Burgundy, Countess of Savoy [mother of]
mother of Constance of Sicily [daughter of], Manfred, King of Sicily [father of]

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