Background
Beatrice was born sometime between 1130 and 1132, the eldest daughter and one of the nine children of Ithier, Count of Rethel and Beatrix of Namur.
Beatrice was born sometime between 1130 and 1132, the eldest daughter and one of the nine children of Ithier, Count of Rethel and Beatrix of Namur.
Her father was Count of Rethel from 1158 to 1171. In 1151, Beatrice married Roger II of Sicily. Her tenure as consort lasted only about three years as Roger died on February 26, 1154.
Her daughter became Queen regnant of the Kingdom of Sicily on 25 December 1194.