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Bertrade of Montfort (c. 1070 – 14 February 1117), also known by other names, was a Norman noble from the House of Montfort. She was countess of Anjou (1089–1092) through her first marriage to Fulk the Rude and then queen consort of France (1092–1108) through her initially bigamous marriage to Philip I .
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.
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- "Bertrade de Évreux", "Bertrade II Montfort"
- Chester, Cheshire, England (United Kingdom)
- 1155
When Bertrade de Montfort was born on 2 June 1155, in Eure, France, her father, Simon de Montfort, was 33 and her mother, Mathilde Countess of Evreaux, was 35. She married Hugh II de Cyfeiliog in 1169, in Chester, Cheshire, England. They were the parents of at least 1 son and 4 daughters.
- Female
- Hugh II de Cyfeiliog
- 1156 Birth and Parents
- Marriage and Children
- Benefactions
- Deaths
Bertrade de Montfort was born about 1156 (aged 29 in 1185) the daughter of Simon de Montfort, Count of Evreux. Her father, Simon III de Montfort, Count of Évreux, was in turn the son of Amaury III of Montfort. It is possible Bertrade was born at Montfort Sur Risle, Eure, Normandy, France.
In 1169 Bertrade married Hugh of Cyfeiliog. Richardson states that Hugh of Cyfeiliog was born about 1141, since he was of age in 1162. Wikipedia states that Hugh of Cyfeiliog the 5th Earl of Chester was born in 1147, possibly in Cyfeiliog, which since 1996 has been part of Gwynedd. He is sometimes called Hugh of Cyfeiliog, because, according to a l...
During his life Hugh made grants to St Werburgh's Abbey at Chester, to Stanlow Abbey, to St Mary's Priory at Coventry, to Bullington Priory, to Greenfield Priory, to Trentham Priory, and to Bordesley Abbey. He also confirmed grants of his parents to Calke Abbey, to St Mary-on-the-Hill, Chester, and to the Abbey of Saint-Étienne, Caen, in Normandy.
Bertrade's husband, Hugh, died on 30 June, 1181, in Leek, Staffordshire.He was buried beside his father at the chapter-house of St. Werburgs, Chester, which is now the cathedral. Bertrade survived him, dying on 12 July, 1189, or in 1227 at Évreux, Eure, Haute-Normandie, France.
- Female
- Hugh (Gernon) of Cyfeiliog
Bertrade, a daughter of Simon I de Montfort, was the center of one of the major scandals of her time. Married to count Fulk IV of Anjou, she was carried off in 1092 by king Philippe I of France, who married her (illegally, as she was still married to Fulk).
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Bertrade of Montfort, also known by other names, was a Norman noble from the House of Montfort. She was countess of Anjou (1089–1092) through her first marriage...
