Beatrice d'Este

1215 - 1245  (30 years)

• Name	Beatrice d'Este
  	Father: Margrave Albodrandino I [1, 2]
  Birth	1215  [2]
  Education	1215 (0 years)  [2]
  Since her father died in the year of her birth, she was educated by her uncle, Marquis Azzo VII of Este.
  Miscellaneous	1235 (20 years)  [2]
  Following her husband's death on 21 September 1235, her stepson, King Béla IV of Hungary ascended the throne and he wanted to banish Beatrice from Hungary. Moreover, when the widowed Beatrice announced that she had been pregnant, her stepson accused her of adultery and ordered her arrest. Beatrice could escape from Hungary only with the assistance of the ambassadors of Frederick II, Holy Roman Empire who had arrived to the deceased king's funeral. She went to the Holy Roman Empire, where she bore her husband's posthumous son, Stephen whose legitimacy, however, was never confirmed by his brothers. Following the birth of her child, Beatrice was planning to live in the court of his uncle, but Marquis Azzo VII denied her request. She spent the following years wandering in Italy, and she never gave up her son's claims to receive ducal revenues from Hungary. She tried to persuade the Republic of Venice to support her son during the war with Hungary, but the Serenissima promised King Béla IV that it would not support Beatrice and her son in the peace of 30 June 1244. Pope Innocent IV granted her revenues of 35 monasteries in Italy.
  Legal	After 1235 (21 years)  [2]
  After Andrew's death in 1235, his sons, Béla and Coloman, accused Beatrice of adultery and never considered her son, Stephen, to be a legitimate son of Andrew.
  Death	Before 8 May 1245  [2]
  Person ID, Branch	I21969
  Last Modified	3 Jun 2025

  
  

  Spouse / Partner	Andrew II, King of Hungary,   b. About 1177   d. 21 Sep 1235, Hungary (Age 58 years)  Other Partners: Gertrude of Merania  m. Before 1203;   Yolande de Courtenay, Queen of Hungary and Galicia  m. Feb 1215
  Marriage	14 May 1234	Székesfehérvár, Central Transdanubia, Hungary   [1, 2, 3]
  Age at Marriage	She : ~ 19 years and 5 months - He : ~ 57 years and 5 months.
  Information	In the beginning of 1234, the elderly King Andrew II of Hungary, who had been widowed for the second time in 1233, visited the court of the Este family and fell in love with the young Beatrice. Her uncle gave his consent to the marriage only on the condition that both King Andrew and Beatrice renounced the dowry and any claim of her father's inheritance. King Andrew promised in their conjugal contract that he would grant 5,000 pounds as marriage portion to Beatrice and Beatrice would also receive 1,000 pounds as her annual revenue. However, the relationship between Beatrice and her husband's sons became tense soon.   [2]
  Children	1. Stephen,   b. 1236   d. 10 Apr 1271 (Age 35 years)  [Father: Birth]  [Mother: Birth]
  Family ID	F6075	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart
  Last Modified	19 Sep 2021

  
  

• Pedigree

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• Event Map		Marriage - 14 May 1234 - Székesfehérvár, Central Transdanubia, Hungary  = Link to Google Earth
  Pin Legend	: Address       : Location       : City/Town       : County/Shire       : State/Province       : Country       : Not Set

  
  

• Photos

  Beatrice d'Este Queen consort of Hungary

  
  

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

  [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 d'Este, Queen of Hungary. [S304] Wikipedia, Andrew II of Hungary.