of Savoy · ◉ direct ancestor
♀Beatrice of Savoy
Dates not yet known.
Beatrice of Savoy was the twenty-fourth great-grandmother of Nancy Jane Blanchard (1929–2006), through her daughter Eleanor of Provence (died 1291).
She is said to have been a daughter of Tomasso I, Count of SavoyW, Marquis in Italy. Beatrice married Raymond Berenger of ProvenceW, Count and Marquis of ProvenceW and Count of ForcalquierW. Eleanor was the couple’s second daughter and one of their co-heiresses, and on 14 January 1236, at Canterbury Cathedral, she married King Henry III of EnglandW.
Notes
Sources
Beatrice’s parentage, her marriage and her daughter Eleanor’s marriage are from Douglas Richardson, Plantagenet Ancestry (2nd ed., 2011), vol. I, ENGLAND 4, p. 42, a printed genealogy of the medieval royal family and nobility, which calls her Countess of Provence as Raymond’s wife.
Family time line
Parents not yet found. This line is still being traced.
Recorded events
| Event | When | Where | Evidence ?on record - the record itself, its image, or a transcript or printed copy of it has been read from a compiled source - an index, a printed genealogy or a memorial page says so not yet documented - in the family record, no source attached yet |
|---|---|---|---|
| Title (Nobility) Countess of Provence (wife of Raymond Berenger V) (Richardson, Plantagenet Ancestry, vol. I ENGLAND 4 p.42) |
from a compiled source |
Sources
- Richardson, Douglas. Plantagenet Ancestry: A Study in Colonial and Medieval Families, 2nd ed. (Salt Lake City: the author, 2011) — Title (Nobility), about this person, family with Raymond Berenger of Provence
Line of descent
Descendants
- Eleanor of Provence –1291
- Edward of England 1239–1307
- Joan of England 1272–1307
- Eleanor de Clare 1292–1337
- Joan of England 1272–1307
- Edward of England 1239–1307