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Bertrada of Laon (born between 710 and 727 – 12 July 783), also known as Bertrada the Younger or Bertha Broadfoot (cf. Latin: Regina pede aucae, i.e. the queen with the goose-foot), was a Frankish queen. She was the wife of Pepin the Short and the mother of Charlemagne, Carloman and Gisela, plus five other children.
Aug 20, 2005 · She married Pepin the Short, the son of the Frankish Mayor of the Palace Charles Martel, in 740, although the union was not canonically sanctioned until several years later. Eleven years later, in 751, Pepin and Bertrada became King and Queen of the Franks, following Pepin's successful coup against the Frankish Merovingian monarchs.
- Pépin III, King of The Franks
- circa 720
- "Bertha met de Grote Voet"
Pepin the Short (Latin: Pipinus; French: Pépin le Bref; c. 714 – 24 September 768), was King of the Franks from 751 until his death in 768. He was the first Carolingian to become king. Pepin was the son of the Frankish prince Charles Martel and his wife Rotrude.
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Jan 7, 2022 · Bertrada married Pepin the Short in 741, and they were probably closely related. Pepin was just five years older than Bertrada. There were, at the time, two parts of the Merovingian kingdom of the Franks: Austrasia and Neustria. At the time of their marriage, Pepin was Mayor of the Palace of Neustria.
Queen of the Franks. Name variations: Bertrada, Berthrada; Berthe au grand pied; Bertrada II of Laon. Born in 719; died at Choisy on July 12, 783; daughter of Heribert also known as Caribert, count of Laon; married Pepin III the Short (715–768), mayor of Neustria (r. 741), king of the Franks (r. 747–768), in 741; children: Charles also ...
Feb 25, 2023 · Bertrada of Laon was a Frankish queen, wife of Pepin the Short and mother of Charlemagne. She was born between 710 and 727 in Laon, France, and died on July 12, 783, in Choisy-au-Bac, France. She was buried at the Saint Denis Basilica.
In 740, Pepin married Bertrada of Laon, his second cousin. Her father, Charibert, was the son of Pepin II’s brother, Martin of Laon. Of their children, two sons and a daughter survived to adulthood.
