Beatrice of Falkenburg

Beatrice of Falkenburg
The stained-glass window depicting Beatrice as benefactress to the Franciscans is the only surviving portrait of her. It is now part of the Burrell Collection.
Queen of the Romans
Tenure16 June 1269 – 2 April 1272
Bornc. 1254
Died17 October 1277 (aged 23)
Oxford, England
Burial
SpouseRichard of Cornwall
HouseCleves
FatherTheodoric II, Lord of Valkenburg
MotherBertha of Limburg

Beatrice of Falkenburg (c. 1254 – 17 October 1277), also referred to as Beatrix of Valkenburg, was the third spouse of Richard of Cornwall, and as such nominally queen of Germany. She was 15 years old when she married the 60-year-old English prince, who proved to be a very devoted husband. In spite of the difference in their ages, Beatrice survived him by only five years, dying in England aged 23.