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Sibylla of Burgundy (1126 – 16 September 1150 in
Sibylla of Burgundy, Duchess of Burgundy
Sybilla of Burgundy (c. 1060–1103), was a French noble, Duchess consort of Burgundy by marriage to Eudes I, Duke of Burgundy.
She was a daughter of William I, Count of Burgundy and Stephanie. She was married to Eudes I, Duke of Burgundy in 1080. ...
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Sibylla of Burgundy (1126 – 16 September 1150 in Salerno
Salerno (, ; ; ) is an ancient city and ''comune'' (municipality) in Campania, southwestern Italy, and is the capital of the namesake province, being the second largest city in the region by number of inhabitants, after Naples. It is located ...
) was Queen of Sicily
The monarchs of Sicily ruled from the establishment of the Kingdom of Sicily in 1130 until the "perfect fusion" in the Kingdom of the Two Sicilies in 1816.
The origins of the Sicilian monarchy lie in the Norman conquest of southern Italy which oc ...
as the second consort of Roger II of Sicily
Roger II or Roger the Great (, , Greek language, Greek: Ρογέριος; 22 December 1095 – 26 February 1154) was King of Kingdom of Sicily, Sicily and Kingdom of Africa, Africa, son of Roger I of Sicily and successor to his brother Simon, C ...
.
She was a daughter of Hugh II, Duke of Burgundy
Hugh is the English-language variant of the masculine given name , itself the Old French variant of ''Hugo (name), Hugo'', a short form of Continental Germanic Germanic name, given names beginning in the element "mind, spirit" (Old English ). ...
, and his wife Felicia-Matilda of Mayenne.
In 1149, Sibylla married King Roger II of Sicily
Roger II or Roger the Great (, , Greek language, Greek: Ρογέριος; 22 December 1095 – 26 February 1154) was King of Kingdom of Sicily, Sicily and Kingdom of Africa, Africa, son of Roger I of Sicily and successor to his brother Simon, C ...
. They had two children:
* Henry (29 August 1149 – died young)
* Stillborn child (16 September 1150)
On 16 September 1150, Sibylla died of complications from her second childbirth. She was buried in the church of the Monastery of La Trinità della Cava de' Tirreni.
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