Beatrice I, Abbess of Quedlinburg

Beatrice I
Princess-Abbess of Quedlinburg
Reign24 June 1045 – 13 July 1061
PredecessorAdelheid I
SuccessorAdelheid II
Born1037
Died13 July 1061
Burial
HouseSalian Dynasty (by birth)
FatherHenry III, Holy Roman Emperor
MotherGunhilda of Denmark
ReligionRoman Catholic

Beatrice I, also known as Beatrice of Franconia (German: Beatrix von Franken; 1037 – 13 July 1061), was Abbess of Gandersheim Abbey from 1043 and Princess-Abbess of Quedlinburg Abbey from 1044 until her death.

Beatrix was born in Italy towards the end of 1037 as the only child of the Holy Roman Emperor Henry III and his first wife, Gunhilda of Denmark, who died about six months after Beatrice's birth.