Beatrice (1242–1275)

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Beatrice (1242–1275)

English princess and duchess of Brittany. Name variations: Beatrice Plantagenet. Born June 25, 1242, in Bordeaux, Aquitaine, France; died Mar 24, 1275, in London, England; dau. of Henry III (1206–1272), king of England (r. 1216–1272) and Eleanor of Provence (c. 1222–1291); sister of Edward I Longshanks, king of England (r. 1272–1307); m. John II (1239–1305), duke of Brittany (r. 1286–1305), 1260; children: Arthur II (d. 1312), duke of Brittany (r. 1305–1312), and 6 others.

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