Titular Latin Empress from 1273 to 1275
Beatrice of Sicily (1252 – 17 November/12 December 1275) was titular Latin Empress as the wife of Philip of Courtenay . Her parents were Charles I of Sicily and Beatrice of Provence .
Under the Treaty of Viterbo (27 May 1267), Baldwin II of Courtenay transferred much of the rights to the Latin Empire to Charles I.[ 1] Charles was to be confirmed in possession of Corfu and some cities in Albania . He was also given suzerainty over the Principality of Achaea and sovereignty of the Aegean Islands , excepting those held by Venice and Lesbos , Chios , Samos , and Amorgos . The same treaty arranged the marriage of Philip of Courtenay , heir apparent to the Latin Empire, and Beatrice, second daughter of Charles. If the marriage was childless, Philip's rights would be inherited by Charles I.[ 1] Beatrice was approximately fifteen years old at the time of her betrothal.
On 15 October 1273, Beatrice and Philip were married in Foggia . The bride was twenty-one years old and the groom thirty. Her father-in-law died days later. Philip was proclaimed emperor with Beatrice as empress. The marriage was harmonious and produced a daughter, Catherine I of Courtenay , born on 25 November 1274.
Beatrice died in late 1275 after a short illness.
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Wives of reigning emperors (1204–1261) Wives of titular emperors (1261–1383)