Beatrice of France

940 - 1003  (63 years)

• Name	Beatrice of France
  Birth	939/40  [1, 2, 3]
  General Information	She was the duchess consort of Upper Lorraine by marriage to Frederick I, Duke of Upper Lorraine.  [3]
  Offices Held	From 978 to 980 (38 years)  [3]
  She was the regent of Upper Lorraine of her son Thierry I, during his minority, officially until 978, but effectively until 980
  Travel	983 (43 years)  [3]
  In 983 she traveled to Otto II's court in Verona
  Death	23 Sep 1003  [2, 3]
  Siblings	1 brother
  + 1. Hugh Capet, King of France,   b. Late in 941   d. 24 Oct 996, Paris, Île-de-France, France  (Age 55 years) ▻ Adelainde of Poitou,  m. Between 963 and 968 + 2. Beatrice of France,   b. 939/40   d. 23 Sep 1003  (Age 63 years) ▻ Frederick I, Count of Bar and Duke of Upper Lorraine,  m. 954
  Half siblings	2 half brothers and 1 half sister (family of Hugh Magnus and "Unknown")
  > 1. Emma of Paris,   b. 943   d. 968, Normandy, France  (Age 25 years) ▻ Richard I, Duke of Normandy,  m. 960   2. Odo, Duke of Burgundy,   b. Abt 945   3. Herbert, Bishop of Auxerre
  Patriarch & Matriarch	Charibert   d. After 636  (10 x Great Grandfather)  Waldrada   d. 868, Remiremont, Grand Est, France   (3 x Great Grandmother)
  Person ID, Branch	I4077	Roy Line, Boudreau Line
  Last Modified	12 Jun 2022

  
  

• Notes

  Death: She may have possibly died in 1005.

  
  

Father	Hugh Magnus, Duke of France and Normandy,   b. About 895   d. 16 Jun 956, Dourdan, Île-de-France, France (Age 61 years)
Relationship	Birth
Mother	Hedwig of Saxony,   b. About 921   d. 10 May 965 (Age 44 years)
Relationship	Birth
Family ID	F2382	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart




Spouse / Partner	Frederick I, Count of Bar and Duke of Upper Lorraine,   b. About 912   d. 18 May 978 (Age 66 years)
Marriage	954  [2, 3, 4]
Age at Marriage	She : ~ 14 years - He : ~ 42 years.
Information	Beatrice's dowry was the revenues of the abbey of Saint-Denis in Lorraine.  [4]
Children	3 sons and 2 daughters
1. Henry   d. Between 972 and 978  [Father: Birth]  [Mother: Birth]     2. Adalbero II, Bishop of Verdun and Metz,   b. 958   d. 14 Dec 1005 (Age 47 years)  [Father: Birth]  [Mother: Birth] +   3. Dietrich I, Duke of Upper Lorraine, Count of Bar,   b. 965   d. 1026 (Age 61 years)  [Father: Birth]  [Mother: Birth] ▻ Richilde +   4. daughter of Frederick I  [Father: Birth]  [Mother: Birth] ▻ Berthold I, Count in the Upper Isar >   5. Ida,   b. 970   d. 1026 (Age 56 years)  [Father: Birth]  [Mother: Birth] ▻ Radbot of Klettgau, Count of Habsburg  m. 1010
Family ID	F3327	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart
Last Modified	12 Jun 2022




• Pedigree

  ← Click to display 1Beatrice of France(939/40 – 1003) 2Hugh Magnus, Duke of France and Normandy(895 – 956) 4Robert I, Duke of France(866 – 923) 8Robert, Count of Anjou and Blois( – 866) 16Rutpert III, Count of Wormsgau and Upper Rhine(800 – 834) 17Waldrada of Orléans 9Adelaide of Alsace and Tours(819 – 866) 18Hugh II, Count of Tours(Abt 765 – 837) 19Aba or Bava(Abt 779 – 839) 5Beatrice de Vermandois(880 – ) 10Herbert I, Count of Vermandois(840 – 902) 20Pépin, Count of Senlis, Peronne and St. Quentin(817/18 – 840) 21 11Beatrice of Morvois 22Guerri I, Count of Morvois 23Eve of Roussillon 3Hedwig of Saxony(921 – 965) 6Henry I, Holy Roman Emperor(876 – 936) 12Otto, Duke of Saxony and Count in South Thuringia(845 – 912) 24Ludolph, Duke of Saxony(805 – 864) 25Oda( – 874) 13Hedwige, Princess of Bavaria( – 906) 26Arnulf, Holy Roman Emperor and King of Germany( – 899) 27Oda of Bavaria 7Saint Mechtilde von Ringelheim(900 – 968) 14Dietrich, Count of Ringelheim(Abt 872 – 917) 28son of the Threkwitigan 29Mathilda, Abbess of Horford 15Reginhilde von Friesland 30Godefrid, King of Haithabu, of Dorestad, and Rustringen 31Gisela of Lorraine( – 907)

  
  

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• Sources 🟢 Primary Evidence 🟡 Secondary Evidence 🟠 Tertiary Evidence 🔴 Unreliable Evidence

  [S65] Sewell, Robert James. Sewell: A History of the Sewell Family from the Earliest Times, (unknown: manuscript, March 2008). [S60] Stuart, Roderick W., Royalty for Commoners, The Complete Known Lineage of John of Gaunt, Son of Edward III, King of England, and Queen Philippa Fourth Edition, (Baltimore, Maryland: Genealogical Publishing Company, 2002). [S304] Wikipedia, Beatrice of France. [S304] Wikipedia, Frederick I, Duke of Upper Lorraine.