Marriage and Children
Charles was wedded to Beatrice of Provence on 31 January 1246, in Aix-en-Provence. Beatrice was the youngest daughter of Ramon Berenguer IV, Count of Provence and Forcalquier, who had died on 19 August 1245 by his wife Beatrice of Savoy. As his elder three daughters had all married kings and received substantial dowries, Raymond settled his entire inheritance upon Beatrice, making Charles Count of Provence and Forcalquier. They had the following children:
- Louis (1248, Nicosia)
- Blanche (1250 – July 1269), married 1265 Count Robert III of Flanders
- Beatrice of Sicily (1252–1275), married 15 October 1273 at Foggia to Philip of Courtenay, titular Emperor of Constantinople
- Charles II of Naples (1254 – 1309)
- Philip of Sicily (1256 – 1 January 1277), titular King of Thessalonica from 1274, married 28 May 1271 to Isabella of Villehardouin
- Robert (1258–1265)
- Elizabeth of Sicily (1261 – c. 1300), married bef. September 1272 to Ladislas IV of Hungary
After the death of Beatrice, he married Margaret of Burgundy in 1268. They only had one child:
- Margaret (after 1268 – c. 1276), died in infancy of unknown causes.
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