In 1268 duke Jan I of Brabant agrees to pay countess Margaret of Flanders for the "dot" of Beatrix, lady of Kortrijk, widow of Willem of Flanders, and his aunt.[1] In 1279 Henrik, landgrave of Hesse renounced all his rights on the duchy of braban in favour of Jan I, witnessed by his sisters Mathilde, countess of Artois and Saint-Pol, and Beatrix, lady of Kortrijk, and his nephews Robert, count of Artois, Jan of Hainaut and Henrik, lord of Herstal.[2]
This week's featured connections are Canadian notables: Beatrix is 25 degrees from Donald Sutherland, 23 degrees from Robert Carrall, 21 degrees from George Étienne Cartier, 25 degrees from Viola Desmond, 35 degrees from Dan George, 22 degrees from Wilfrid Laurier, 21 degrees from Charles Monck, 22 degrees from Norma Shearer, 28 degrees from David Suzuki, 25 degrees from Gilles Villeneuve, 26 degrees from Angus Walters and 24 degrees from Fay Wray on our single family tree. Login to see how you relate to 33 million family members.