 | This article relies largely or entirely on a single source. (November 2018) |
| Beatrice of Swabia | |
|---|---|
 Portrait in the Weingarten Stifterbüchlein (c. 1500) | |
| Holy Roman Empress Queen consort of Germany | |
| Tenure | 22 July 1212 – 11 August 1212 |
| Born | April or June 1198 Worms, Franconia |
| Died | 11 August 1212 (aged 14) Nordhausen, Thuringia |
| Burial | |
| Spouse | Otto IV, Holy Roman Emperor |
| House | Hohenstaufen |
| Father | Philip of Swabia |
| Mother | Irene Angelina |
Beatrice or Beatrix of Swabia (April/June 1198 – 11 August 1212), a member of the Hohenstaufen dynasty, was Holy Roman Empress and German Queen in 1212 as the first wife of the Welf emperor Otto IV.[1][2] She was also the shortest-serving Holy Roman Empress, dying three weeks into her marriage.
- ^ Commire, Anne, ed. (8 October 1999). "Beatrice of Swabia (1198–1235)". Women in World History. Gale. p. 309. ISBN 978-0-7876-4061-3 – via Encyclopedia.com.
- ^ Haverkamp, Alfred; Vollrath, Hanna; Leyser, Karl (1996). England and Germany in the High Middle Ages. German Historical Institute London. ISBN 978-0-19-920504-2.