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Bertha (c. 780 – after 11 March 824) was the seventh child and third daughter of Charlemagne, King of the Franks, by his second wife, Hildegard. Life. Bertha was raised with her brothers and sisters in the royal household of Charlemagne, who had all of his children educated by tutors.
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 known as Charlemagne (c. 742–814, who ruled as king of the Franks for 46 years and as Holy Roman emperor ...
BERTHA, or BETRADE, Wife of Pepin and mother of Charlemagne, Emperor of France, was a woman of great natural excellences, both of mind and heart.
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May 14, 2018 · People. History. British and Irish History: Biographies. Bertha. views 2,392,704 updated May 14 2018. Bertha, daughter of the Frankish king Charibert, married King Æthelbert of Kent sometime before 597, on condition that she could continue to practise her Christian faith.
5 days ago · Bertha (sometimes spelled Berta or Bertrada) was named after Charlemagne’s mother, Bertrada of Laon. ... Born in 787, Hildrud was the younger daughter of Charlemagne and Fastrada. Ruodaid (790-852)
Apr 26, 2022 · Bertha Carolingian was born 779 to Charlemagne (747-814) and Hildegard (758-783) and died March 11, 825 of unspecified causes. She was married ( or common law) to Saint Angilbert of Centula. Bertha and Angilbert both entered religious life when prayers for a successful resistance to a Danish invasion were answered when a storm scattered the ...
Bertha was the daughter of Charlemagne, king of the Franks (ruled 768–814). None of Charlemagne’s daughters married, perhaps because he hoped to avoid political competition from husbands. In any case, Bertha focused on scholarly pursuits. Her well-known affair with Angilbert, an official in her father’s court, produced two children.