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Bertrada (born c. 670; died after 720), also called Berthe or Bertree, is known to be the mother of Charibert of Laon, with whom she is co-founder and benefactor of the Prüm Abbey. They founded the abbey in 721.
Nov 28, 2023 · Genealogy for Bertrade de Prüm (670 - c.720) family tree on Geni, with over 250 million profiles of ancestors and living relatives.
Sep 11, 2015 · Notes for Bertrada of Prüm. Research Notes: On 9/11/2015 Peter Stewart wrote, "The ancestry of Bertrada is unproven. The suggestion that she was daughter of Theoderic III is based on the inheritance of Rommersheim jointly by Charlemagne's parents.
May 6, 2015 · Bertrade de Prum. Countess, Fondatrice de L'Abbaye de Prüm, Co-founder and benefactor of the Prüm Abbey, Gräfin von Laon Through Charibert's daughter Bertrada of Laon, wife of Pippin the Short, Bertrada is the great-grandmother of Charlemagne.
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The only information known about Bertrada or Berta comes from the founding of the Abbey of Prüm with Charibert in 721.... However, it's disputedas to whether the Bertrada in question was actually Charibert's wife. Bertrada was born about 670. or A popular genealogy shows her born 0730 in Rouergue, Toulouse, France. Such a date would move her in tim...
The name of her husband is unknown. This profile is showing her married to Fredelon Toulouse formerly De Toulouse Some genealogies show Martin de Laonas the husband of Bertrada and father of Charibert, however, no verification has yet been found for this. Christian Settipani has proposed in an updated family tree table for Charlemagne that Bertrada...
The editor of Einhard's Annals in the MGH SS series records that "Pippinus…uxoris pater et Avia Charibertus et Bertradana" founded the monastery of Prüm. This is presumably based on the charter dated 23 Jun 720 under which "Bertrada seu Berta et filius meus Chairibertus" donated property to Prüm, witnessed by "Bernarius, Chrodolande, Theodericus", ...
She died after 721 in France. It is not known where she died or is buried. The Find A Grave reference showing her buried in Saint Denis Basilica has confused her with her granddaughter who is buried there. The Cathedral of Saint Dennis is specific that it is "Pépin Le Bref (751-758) et Berthe, dite au grand pied (726-783)" who is buried there.
Charles Cawley reports that Bertrada had three children: 1. Hardrad, died after 720. The Monumenta Epternacensia record a donation by "Berta, filiis meis Chardradus et Harbertus". 2. Charibert [Heribert], died after 23 Jun 720. "Bertrada seu Berta et filius meus Chairibertus" donated property to Prüm by charter dated 23 Jun 720, although the charte...
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Prüm Abbey is a former Benedictine abbey in Prüm, now in the diocese of Trier (Germany), founded by the Frankish widow Bertrada the elder and her son Charibert, Count of Laon, in 721. The first abbot was Angloardus.
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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