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Beatrice of Swabia
13th century empress of the Holy Roman Empire / From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
For the Queen of Castile, see Elisabeth of Swabia.
Beatrice or Beatrix of Swabia (April/June 1198 – 11 August 1212), a member of the Hohenstaufen dynasty, was Holy Roman Empress and German Queen in 1212 as the first wife of the Welf emperor Otto IV.[1][2] She was also the shortest-serving Holy Roman Empress, dying three weeks into her marriage.
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Quick Facts Holy Roman Empress Queen consort of Germany, Tenure ...
Beatrice of Swabia | |
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![]() Portrait in the Weingarten Stifterbüchlein (c. 1500) | |
Holy Roman Empress Queen consort of Germany | |
Tenure | 22 July 1212 – 11 August 1212 |
Born | April or June 1198 Worms, Franconia |
Died | (1212-08-11)11 August 1212 (aged 14) Nordhausen, Thuringia |
Burial | |
Spouse | Otto IV, Holy Roman Emperor |
House | Hohenstaufen |
Father | Philip of Swabia |
Mother | Irene Angelina |
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