Beatrice of Avesnes

Beatrice d'Avesnes
Born	c. 1250
Died	(1321-02-25)25 February 1321
Noble family	Avesnes
Spouse	Henry VI, Count of Luxembourg
Issue	Henry VII, Holy Roman Emperor Walram Felicitas Baldwin of Luxembourg Margaret
Father	Baldwin of Avesnes
Mother	Felicitas of Coucy

Beatrice d'Avesnes (died: 1321) was a daughter of Baldwin of Avesnes and his wife Felicitas of Coucy. ^[1] Baldwin was the son of Bouchard IV of Avesnes. In 1310, she founded Beaumont Abbey. ^[2]

Beatrice married, in 1265, Count Henry VI of Luxembourg ^[3] and was the mother of:

• Henry VII (1274–1313), Count of Luxemburg, King of the Romans in 1308 and Emperor in 1312 ^[2]
• Walram (d. 1311), Lord of Dourlers, Thirimont en Consorre
• Felicitas (d. 1336), ^[2] married in 1298 John Tristan (d. 1309), Count of Leuven
• Baldwin (1285–1354), Archbishop of Trier (1307–1354)
• Margaret (d. 1336), a nun in Lille and in Marienthal.

References

1. Gades 1951, p. 103.
2. Morganstern 2000, p. 60.
3. Gades 1951, p. 102–103.

Sources

• Gades, John A. (1951). Luxemburg in the Middle Ages. Brill.
• Morganstern, Anne McGee (2000). Gothic Tombs of Kinship in France, the Low Countries, and England. Penn State University Press.