Bertha of Holland

Abt 1055 - 1093  (~ 38 years)

• Name	Bertha of Holland
  Born	ABT. 1055	Vlaardingen, Netherlands
  Gender	Female
  Died	30 Jul 1093	Montreuil, Pas-de-Calais, Nord-Pas-de-Calais, France
  Notes	Source: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Bertha_of_Holland Also known as Berthe or Bertha of Frisia,Bertha was the daughter of Count Floris I of Holland and his wife, Gertrude of Saxony. Her father ruled a territory vaguely described as "Friesland west of the Vlie", which is where Bertha spent her childhood. He was assassinated in 1061, and and two years later her mother remarried Count Robert the Frisian of Flanders. Her stepfather became involved in a war with King Philip I of France over succession to the County of Flanders. Bertha was given in marriage to King Philip as part of the peace negotiations. At the time, she was the lowest ranking woman to marry a French king. Bertha was queen consort of the Franks from 1072 until 1092. She did not have a happy marriage. After six years of childlessness, the royal couple had three children, including Philip's successor, Louis VI, the Fat, Constance, Princess of Antioch [married Bohemund I of Antioch] and Henry, but he appears to have died in infancy or childhood. Philip, however, grew tired of his wife by 1090, and repudiated her in 1092 in order to marry the already married Bertrada of Montfort. That marriage was a scandal since both Philip and Bertrada were already married to other people. The marriage began breaking apart. The King became tired of his wife but the reasons are unclear. Contemporary chroniclers give different explanations. According to the English historian William of Malmesbury, Philip complained that Bertha was "too fat", though he was himself becoming too obese to ride a horse. The repudiated queen withdrew to the fortress of Montreuil-sur-Mer, which was part of her dower land where she died in 1093. The son of the queen who had been repudiated ostensibly for her obesity ascended the French throne as Louis VI. He was known as Louis, the Fat. Berta's nephew and King Louis' cousin, Count Floris II of Holland, was also nicknamed "the Fat."
  Person ID	I35219	Master File
  Last Modified	23 Jun 2016

  
  

  Father	Floris I of Holland,   b. Vlaardingen, Netherlands ,   d. 28 Jun 1061, Nederhemert, Netherlands
  Mother	Gertrude of Saxony,   b. ca 1030,   d. 04 Aug 1113, Veurne, West-Vlaanderen, Belgium  (Age ~ 83 years)
  Family ID	F14538	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

  
  

  Family	Philip I of the Franks, the Amorous,   b. 23 May 1052, Champagne-et-Fontaine, France ,   d. 29 Jul 1108, Melun, Seine-et-Marne, Île-de-France, France  (Age 56 years)
  Children	+ 1. King Louis VI France,   b. 01 Dec 1081, Paris, France ,   d. 01 Aug 1137, Béthisy-Saint-Pierre, France  (Age 55 years)
  Last Modified	23 Jun 2016
  Family ID	F14537	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart