Marguerite of Burgundy

Events

Date of Birth: about 1192.

The date is given by Cawley.

Place of Birth: unknown.

Date of Death: 1242.

The date is given by Palluel-Guillard.

Place of Death: unknown.

Relationships

Father: Hugues III, duke of Burgundy.

This relationship is given by Palluel-Guillard and by Cawley.

Mother: Beatrix of Vienne, countess of Albon.

This relationship is given by Palluel-Guillard and by Cox (p. 24). It is recorded in the will of Beatrix, abstracted in the Regeste Dauphinois (t. 2, nos. 6973 and 6975).

Spouse: Amadeus IV, count of Savoy.

This relationship is given by Palluel-Guillard and by Cawley. It is recorded in the will of Marguerite’s mother (abstracted in the Regeste Dauphinois t. 2, nos. 6973 and 6975).

Children:

(Complete source citations for facts about the children on this page are currently outside of the scope of this project. Most information below comes from Cawley.)

Beatrice married (1) Manfredo III, marquis of Saluzzo; married (2) Manfredo, king of Sicily.

Marguerite married (1) Bonifacio II, marquis of Montferrat; married (2) Aymar (II), count of Valentinois.

References

Cawley, Charles. “Marguerite de Bourgogne” in Medieval Lands: A prosopography of medieval European noble and royal families.

Chevalier, Ulysse. Regeste Dauphinois (Valence, 1912-1926).

Cox, Eugene L. The Eagles of Savoy: The House of Savoy in Thirteenth Century Europe. (Princeton University Press, 1974).

Giordanengo, Gérard. Le droit féodal dans les pay de droit écrit: L’exemple de la Provence et du Dauphiné XII^e-début XIV siècle. (École Française de Rome: 1988).

Palluel-Guillard, André. “AMEDEE IV” in La Maison de Savoie at sabaudia.org.