Beatrice of Lorraine

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Beatrice of Lorraine was an 11th-century noblewoman and margravine of Tuscany who played a significant political role in northern Italy and the Holy Roman Empire as the mother and predecessor of Matilda of Tuscany.

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Beatrice of Lorraine canonical 2

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instanceOf 11th-century Italian noble
margravine
medieval ruler
noblewoman
activeInPeriod 11th century
allyOf reform papacy
burialPlace Pisa Cathedral
child Frederick of Tuscany
countryOfCitizenship Holy Roman Empire
dateOfBirth c. 1017
dateOfDeath 18 April 1076
ethnicGroup Lotharingian
father Frederick II, Duke of Upper Lorraine
givenName Beatrice
governedTerritory Duchy of Spoleto
Lombard territories in northern Italy
March of Tuscany
languageUsed Latin
mother Matilda of Swabia
motherOf Matilda of Tuscany
nobleFamily House of Ardenne–Bar
linked to: House of Ardenne
notableEvent arrest by Emperor Henry III in 1055
imprisonment in Germany after 1055 arrest
release and restoration to power in Tuscany
notableWork regency and governance of the Tuscan march
notedFor mediating between papacy and empire
political leadership in northern Italy
supporting her daughter Matilda’s rule
participantIn imperial politics of the Holy Roman Empire
papal–imperial conflicts of the mid-11th century
placeOfBirth Duchy of Upper Lorraine
placeOfDeath Pisa
positionHeld Duchess consort of Upper Lorraine
Margravine of Tuscany
predecessor Boniface III of Tuscany
religion Catholic Church
linked to: Roman Catholicism
residence Canossa
Mantua
Tuscany
sexOrGender female
sibling Frederick III of Upper Lorraine
Sophie of Bar
spouse Boniface III of Tuscany
Godfrey III, Duke of Lower Lorraine
successor Matilda of Tuscany
title Duchess of Lorraine
Margravine of Tuscany

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Matilda of Tuscany mother Beatrice of Lorraine
Boniface III of Tuscany spouse Beatrice of Lorraine