Beatrice of Provence

Beatrice of Provence (c. 1229–1267) was ruling countess of Provence and Forcalquier, youngest daughter of Count Ramon Berenguer of Provence. Her father's will left her the two counties, and on his death in 1245 she succeeded him.

James I of Aragon invaded Provence, and Beatrice and her mother took refuge in a fortress and sought papal protection. In 1246 Pope Innocent IV and Louis IX arranged her marriage to the king's brother Charles of Anjou.

She helped raise the army that won Charles the Kingdom of Sicily and was crowned queen beside him in Rome in 1266. She died in 1267, leaving Provence to Charles.