Beatrix Beatrix Beatrix is a given name, most likely derived from "Viatrix", a feminine form of the Late Latin name "Viator" which meant "voyager, traveller" and later influenced in spelling by association with the Latin word "beatus" or "blessed". It is pronounced in British English and the same or in North American English. Another North American English pronunciation however approximates that of most other languages: , as shown by US dictionary entries for the former queen of the Netherlands . Common forms of this name include "Beatrice" in English and Italian, "Béatrice" in French, "Beatriz" in Spanish and Portuguese, "Beate" in
Beatrix of Sicily (1260–1307) of Thomas I, Marquess of Saluzzo. In 1296, because of the Thomas I's death, she became Marchioness consort of Saluzzo. Beatrix died in 1307. Manfred and Beatrix had two children: Beatrix of Sicily (1260–1307) Beatrix of Sicily or Beatrice di Sicilia (Palermo, 1260 – Marquisate of Saluzzo, 1307) was a Sicilian princess, daughter of the King Manfred of Sicily and his wife Helena Angelina Doukaina. In 1296 she became Marchioness consort of Saluzzo. After the battle of Benevento (26 February 1266) and the death of her father, Beatrix was imprisoned in Naples together with her family by Charles of Anjou.