Sibylla of Burgundy

Sibylla of Burgundy (1126 – 16 September 1150 in Salerno) was Queen of Sicily as the second consort of Roger II of Sicily.[1]

This is an article about Sibylla of Burgundy, queen of Sicily. For her namesake, see Sibylla of Burgundy, Duchess of Burgundy.

Sibylla with her husband.

She was a daughter of Hugh II, Duke of Burgundy, and his wife Felicia-Matilda of Mayenne.[1]

In 1149,[1] Sibylla married King Roger II of Sicily. They had two children:

  • Henry (29 August 1149 – died young)
  • Stillborn child (16 September 1150)[1]

On 16 September 1150, Sibylla died of complications from her second childbirth.[1] She was buried in the church of the Monastery of La Trinità della Cava de' Tirreni.

References
  1. Houben 2002, p. 96.

Sources
  • Alio, Jacqueline (2018). Queens of Sicily 1061-1266. Trinacria, New York. ISBN 9781943639144.
  • Houben, Hubert (2002). Roger II of Sicily: Ruler between East and West. Translated by Loud, Graham A.; Milburn, Diane. Cambridge University Press.


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