Beatrice I, Abbess of Quedlinburg^[1]

1037 - 1061  (24 years)

• Name	Beatrice I
  Suffix	Abbess of Quedlinburg
  Birth	1037	Italy
  Gender	Female
  Acceded	14 Jan 1044
  	Abbess of Gandersheim Abbey
  	On 14 January 1044, after the death of her kinswoman, Abbess Adelaide I , Beatrice was installed as abbess of Gandersheim Abbey by her father, overriding the right of the canonesses to elect their own head.
  Acceded	24 Jun 1044
  	Princess-Abbess of Quedlinburg Abbey
  	Princess-Abbess of Quedlinburg Abbey from 1044 until her death. She was additionally consecrated Abbess of Quedlinburg on 24 June 1044 in Merseburg Cathedral , also succeeding Adelaide I, and a little later was created abbess of Vreden Abbey .
  Death	13 Jul 1061
  Burial	Abbey Church of Quedlinburg
  Notes	http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Beatrice_of_Quedlinburg Beatrice died on 13 July 1061. She was buried in the abbey church of Quedlinburg but her remains must have been removed elsewhere after the disastrous fire of 1070. A lead casket, which almost certainly contains the bones of Beatrice, has been preserved in «u»Michaelstein Abbey «/u» since about 1161. In the crypt of the rebuilt church at Quedlinburg a tablet from the time of its rededication in 1129 serves as Beatrice's memorial.
  Person ID	I63672	Glenn Cook Family
  Last Modified	29 Nov 2012

  
  

  Father	Henry III (Heinrich) of Germany, the Black, the Pious, Holy Roman Emperor, King of German,   b. 28 Oct 1017   d. 5 Oct 1056, Bodfeld (Age 38 years)
  Mother	Gunhilda of Denmark,   b. Abt 1020   d. 18 Jul 1038, Adriatic Coast (Age ~ 18 years)
  Marriage	10 Jun 1036	Nimeguen, Germany
  Family ID	F1141	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

  
  

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• Sources

  [S1728] Wikipedia-The Free Encyclopedia, (http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Main_Page the free encyclopedia).