Royalty. Born the only child and heiress of her father Renaud III, Count Palatine of Burgundy and Agathe de Lorraine. She succeeded her father in 1149 but remained under the regency of her uncle Guillaume who imprisoned her and tried to usurp her titles. Friedrich I Barbarossa defeated him and strengthened his influence in Burgundy further by marrying her. The wedding was celebrated in July 1156 in Würzburg and she was crowned german queen in October. Although she was merely a child at the time of her wedding, she grew into a beautiful and intelligent woman. She was crowned empress in August 1167 and eleven years later also Queen of Burgundy. Her three decades lasting marriage was very happy and resulted in eleven children, including the later Emperor Heinrich VI, Otto of Burgundy and Philipp of Swabia.
Royalty. Born the only child and heiress of her father Renaud III, Count Palatine of Burgundy and Agathe de Lorraine. She succeeded her father in 1149 but remained under the regency of her uncle Guillaume who imprisoned her and tried to usurp her titles. Friedrich I Barbarossa defeated him and strengthened his influence in Burgundy further by marrying her. The wedding was celebrated in July 1156 in Würzburg and she was crowned german queen in October. Although she was merely a child at the time of her wedding, she grew into a beautiful and intelligent woman. She was crowned empress in August 1167 and eleven years later also Queen of Burgundy. Her three decades lasting marriage was very happy and resulted in eleven children, including the later Emperor Heinrich VI, Otto of Burgundy and Philipp of Swabia.
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