Bertha

Abt 720 - 783  (63 years)

• Name	Bertha
  	Bertha was known as Queen Goose-Foot or Goose-Footed Bertha, and is the original Mother Goose. [2]
  Nickname	Broadfoot
  Birth	Abt 720	Laon, Hauts-de-France, France   [3]
  Death	12 Jul 783  [1, 3, 4]
  Siblings	1 sister
  + 1. Bertha,   b. Abt 720, Laon, Hauts-de-France, France d. 12 Jul 783  (Age 63 years) ▻ Pépin, King of the Franks,  m. Abt 740 + 2. daughter of Caribert ▻ Duke Bernard
  Patriarch & Matriarch	Clovis, Frankish King of Cologne   (9 x Great Grandfather)  Bertrada  (Mother)
  Person ID, Branch	I3023	Roy Line, Boudreau Line
  Last Modified	26 Jun 2020

  
  

  Father	Caribert, Count of Laon
  Relationship	Birth
  Mother	Bertrada
  Relationship	Birth
  Family ID	F2417	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

  
  

  Spouse / Partner	Pépin, King of the Franks,   b. 714/15, Austrasia Austrasia Austrasia was the northeastern kingdom within the core of  the Frankish Empire during the Early Middle Ages, centering  on the Meuse, Middle Rhine and the Moselle rivers. d. 24 Sep 768 (Age 53 years)  [1, 2, 3, 4, 5]
  Marriage	Abt 740  [2, 3]
  Age at Marriage	She : ~ 20 years - He : ~ 25 years.
  Children	3 sons and 1 daughter
  +   1. Charlemagne, Holy Roman Emperor,   b. 2 Apr 747, Aachen, North Rhine-Westphalia, Germany d. 28 Jan 814, Aachen, North Rhine-Westphalia, Germany (Age 66 years) ▻ Himiltrude  m. 798;   Desiderata of the Lombards  m. 770;   Hildegarde, Countess in Linzgau  m. 771;   Fastrada  m. 783;   Luitgard  m. 794;   unknown partner >   2. Carloman, King of Burgundy,   b. 751   d. 4 Dec 771 (Age 20 years)  [Father: Birth]  [Mother: Birth]     3. Gisela, Abbess of Chelles  [Father: Birth]  [Mother: Birth]     4. Pépin   d. young  [Father: Birth]  [Mother: Birth]
  Family ID	F23	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart
  Last Modified	26 Jun 2020

  
  

• Pedigree

  ← Click to display 1Bertha(Abt 720 – 783) 2Caribert, Count of Laon 4Martin of Laon 8Duke Ansgise, Mayor of the Palace(602 – 685) 16Saint Arnulf, Mayor of the Palace and Bishop of Metz(Abt 582 – 641) 17Clothilde(Abt 586 – ) 9Saint Begga of Landen(Abt 613 – Abt 698) 18Pépin "the Old", Mayor of the Palace in Austrasia(Abt 585 – 640) 19Saint Itta( – 652) 5Princess Bertrada 10Theuderic III, King of Burgundy and the Franks 20Theotar 21 11Queen Clotilde 22 23 3Bertrada 6 12 24 25 13 26 27 7 14 28 29 15 30 31

  
  

• Event Map		Birth - Abt 720 - Laon, Hauts-de-France, France  = Link to Google Earth
  Pin Legend	: Address       : Location       : City/Town       : County/Shire       : State/Province       : Country       : Not Set

  
  

• Sources 🟢 Primary Evidence 🟡 Secondary Evidence 🟠 Tertiary Evidence 🔴 Unreliable Evidence

  [S59] Weis, Frederick Lewis. Ancestral Roots of Sixty Colonists Who Came to New England Between 1623 and 1650 Fifth Editionif, (Baltimore, Maryland: Genealogical Publishing Co., 1982). [S65] Sewell, Robert James. Sewell: A History of the Sewell Family from the Earliest Times, (unknown: manuscript, March 2008). [S60] Stuart, Roderick W., Royalty for Commoners, The Complete Known Lineage of John of Gaunt, Son of Edward III, King of England, and Queen Philippa Fourth Edition, (Baltimore, Maryland: Genealogical Publishing Company, 2002). [S61] Moriarty, G. Andrews. The Origin of the Carolingians, (Boston: The New England Historical and Genealogical Registervolume XCVIII, October 1944 ). [S62] Kelley, David H. Genealogical Research in England: A New Consideration of the Carolingians, (Boston: The New England Historical and Genealogical Register volume CI, April 1947).