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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.
The mother of Charlemagne was called Berthe au grand pied (Bertha with the large foot), because one foot was greater than the other. Without doubt, her son Charlemagne—Carolus Magnus, Charles the Great, Karl der Grosse—was one of the great figures of medieval Europe.
Aug 20, 2005 · Bertrada of Laon, also called Bertha Broadfoot (cf. latin: Regina pede aucae i.e. the queen with the goose-foot), (710/27 – July 12, 783) was a Frankish queen. She was born in Laon, in today's Aisne, France, the daughter of Caribert of Laon.
Jan 5, 2023 · 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.
Frankish princess. Born in 779; died after 823; daughter of Hildegarde of Swabia (c. 757–783) and Charles I also known as Charlemagne (742–814), king of the Franks (r. 768–814), Holy Roman emperor (r. 800–814); associated with Angilbert, the abbott of St. Riquier; children: (with Angilbert) Nithard (b. around 800, the historian); Hartnid.
Dec 25, 2015 · Bertrada traveled to Rome to meet with the pope and to ease his conflict with Charlemagne. On her way back to the Frankish court, she stopped in Lombardy and picked up Desiderata, the daughter of the king of the Lombards, in what Nelson describes as "a notable exercise in personal diplomacy."
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 of the Vinzgau. Life. Bertha was raised with her brothers and sisters in the royal household of Charlemagne, who had all of his children educated by tutors.
