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Countess Bertha DE HOLLAND

Countess Bertha DE HOLLAND[1, 2]

Female Abt 1054 - 1094  (~ 40 years)

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  • Name Bertha DE HOLLAND 
    Prefix Countess 
    Born Abt 1054  Vlaardingen, Zuid-Holland, Netherlands Find all individuals with events at this location 
    Gender Female 
    FamilySearch ID LDSM-QN8 
    Left Husband For Phillip I of France Bef 14 May 1092  [3
    TitleOfNobility   [3
    Countess of Holland 
    TitleOfNobility   [3
    Queen of France 
    Name Bertha of West /Friesland/  [3
    Name Queen Bertha* Countess DEHAINAULT  [3
    _UID A1182A554E5942F2B248CB596CF957E9D6DF 
    Died 15 Oct 1094  Montreuil-sur-Loir, Maine-et-Loire, Pays de la Loire, France Find all individuals with events at this location  [3
    Buried Couvent des Hautes Bruy?res, Saint-R?my-l'Honor?, Yvelines, ?le-de-France, France Find all individuals with events at this location  [3
    Person ID I6067  Carney Wehofer Feb 2024 Genealogy
    Last Modified 13 Dec 2022 

    Father Floris I, Count Of Holland,   b. Abt 1017, Of Vlaardingen, Zuid-Holland, Netherlands Find all individuals with events at this location,   d. 28 Jun 1061, Nederhemert, Gelderland, Netherlands Find all individuals with events at this location  (Age ~ 44 years) 
    Mother Gertrud, Princess Of Saxony,   b. Abt 1028, Of Schweinfurt, Unterfranken, Bavaria Find all individuals with events at this location,   d. 4 Aug 1113  (Age ~ 85 years) 
    Married Abt 1050 
    • NOTE MARRIED
    Family ID F11625  Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

    Family Philippe Auguste I CAPET, King Of France,   b. 23 May 1052, Champagne-et-Fontaine, Dordogne, Nouvelle-Aquitaine, France Find all individuals with events at this location,   d. 29 Jul 1108, Melun, Seine-Et-Marne, France Find all individuals with events at this location  (Age 56 years) 
    Married 1071-1072  Lle DE France, France Find all individuals with events at this location 
    Children 
     1. Constance Princess Of FRANCE,   b. Abt 1078, France Find all individuals with events at this location,   d. Jan 1124-1126  (Age ~ 48 years)
     2. Louis "The Fat" VI CAPET, King Of France,   b. 1 Dec 1081, Paris, ?le-de-France, France Find all individuals with events at this location,   d. 1 Aug 1137, Chateau de Bethizy, Sainte-Pierre, Oise, Picardie, France Find all individuals with events at this location  (Age 55 years)
     3. Henri Prince Of FRANCE,   b. Abt 1083, France Find all individuals with events at this location,   d. Yes, date unknown
     4. Charles Prince Of FRANCE,   b. Abt 1085, France Find all individuals with events at this location,   d. Yes, date unknown
     5. Eudes Prince Of FRANCE,   b. Abt 1087, France Find all individuals with events at this location,   d. 1096  (Age ~ 9 years)
    Last Modified 29 Aug 2016 
    Family ID F3064  Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

  • Notes 
    • https://our-royal-titled-noble-and-commoner-ancestors.com/p172.htm#i5155

      Bertha of Holland1
      Last Edited4 Apr 2020
      F, #5155, b. circa 1058, d. 30 July 1093
      FatherFlorent I, Count of Holland & West Friesland1 d. 28 Jun 1061
      MotherGertrude of Saxony1 b. c 1030, d. 4 Aug 1113
      ChartsSome Descendants of Charlemagne (#1)
      Some Descendants of Charlemagne (#2)
      Bertha of Holland was born circa 1058.1 She married Philip I, King of France, Count of Paris & Gatinais, Chatelain of Bourges, son of Henri I, King of France, Duke of Burgundy, Count of Paris and Anne of Russia, in 1072; They had 2 sons (Louis VI, King of France; & Henri) & 1 daughter (Constance, wife of Hugues, Comte de Champagne & Troyes, & of Bohemond I, Duke of Calabria, Prince of Antioch).1 Bertha of Holland and Philip I, King of France, Count of Paris & Gatinais, Chatelain of Bourges were divorced in 1092.1 Bertha of Holland died on 30 July 1093 at Montreuil-sur-Mer, Pas-de-Calais, Nord-Pas-de-Calais, France.1
      Family
      Philip I, King of France, Count of Paris & Gatinais, Chatelain of Bourges b. bt 1 Jan 1053 - 23 May 1053, d. 29 Jul 1108
      Children
      Constance of France+1,2 b. c 1078, d. bt 1124 - Jan 1126
      Louis VI 'the Fat', King of France+1 b. c Oct 1081, d. 1 Aug 1137
      Citations
      [S4] Douglas Richardson, Royal Ancestry, Vol. III, p. 19.
      [S4] Douglas Richardson, Royal Ancestry, Vol. III, p. 352.
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      2. FLORIS ([1010/21]-Hamerth 28 Jun 1061, bur Egmond). The Annales Egmundani names "Florentius I" as brother of "Theodericus IIII comes filius Theoderici et Othelhildis" when recording that he succeeded his brother[324]. No source has been identified which indicates Floris's birth date. However, recent examination of his skeleton has revealed that he was aged between 40 and 50 years old when he died, which would place his birth in [1010/21][325]. His estimated marriage date suggests his birth in the later part of this estimated birth date range. The Chronologia Johannes de Beke names "Theodricum succedentem Hollandia principum et Florencium Orientalis Frisie comitem" as children of Count Dirk III & his wife[326]. "Heinricus?rex" confirmed a treaty between Wilhelm Bishop of Utrecht and Reginbert Abbot of Echternach under which they recognised each other's rights in "Flardinge, Kiericwerve, Velsereburc, Heligelo, Pethem" by charter dated 28 Dec 1063 which names "Theoderico comite ac filio eius Theoderico fratreque eius Florencio"[327]. He succeeded his brother in 1049 as FLORIS I Count of Holland. The Annales Egmundani record that "Florentius comes Hollandensis" was killed in 1061 at "Hamerthe"[328]. The Chronologia Johannes de Beke records the death "1061?in Hamerth?XIV Kal Iun" of Count Floris and his burial at Egmond[329]. Beke's Egmondsch Necrologium records that "Florentius primus Hollandie comes" was killed in battle "1061 IV Kal Iul"[330]. m ([1050]) as her first husband, GERTRUD of Saxony, daughter of BERNHARD II Duke of Saxony [Billung] & his wife Eilika von Schweinfurt (Schweinfurt [1028]-Veurne 4 Aug 1113, bur Veurne). The Chronologia Johannes de Beke records the marriage of Count Floris and "Gertrudim filiam Hermanni ducis Saxonum"[331], "Hermanni" being an error for "Bernardi" as the former would be impossible chronologically. The Genealogica Comitum Flandri? Bertiniana names "filiam Bernardi Saxonum comitis Gertrudem" as wife of "Robertus", specifying that she was "viduam Florentii comitis Fresonum"[332]. "Theodericus?Holtlandensis comes?Florentii filius" recites the ownership history of properties claimed by the church of Utrecht in Holland, including donations by "Florentius, tercii Theoderici filius, cum bone memorie uxore sua Gerthrude", by spurious charter dated 26 Jul 1083, probably written [1130][333]. She married secondly (1063) Robert de Flandre ([1035]-13 Oct 1093), who was regent of Holland for his stepson until 1071, when he succeeded as Robert I Count of Flanders. The date of her second marriage is based on the Chronologia Johannes de Beke recording that, two years after the death of her first husband, Gertrud married "Roberto iuniori filio Balduini comitis Flandrie", specifying that the latter ruled the county of Holland on behalf of "Theodrici domicelli iunioris adhuc etatis"[334]. "Gertrudis" is named as wife of "Roberti Frisonis" in the Cartulaire de Saint-Bertin, which does not give her origin[335]. The Genealogia ex stirpe Sancti Arnulfi names "Idam Namucensem?uxorem Angelberti marchionis et Gertrudem comitissam Flandrensem" as children of "Bernardum"[336]. The Annales Egmundani specify that Robert acquired the "comitatum Hollandi? et Fresi?" by marrying Gertrud[337]. [The necrology of the abbey of Saint-Denis records the death "XV Kal Aug" of "Gertrudis comitissa"[338]. It is uncertain whether this entry relates to the widow of Count Floris and Count Robert.] Beke's Egmondsch Necrologium records the death "IV die Aug" of "Gheertrudis?" and her burial in Flanders[339]. [A manuscript catalogue of benefactors to Eversham monastery records the death "1 aprilis" 1113 of "Robertus Hierosolymitanus...Gertrudis mater eius"[340]. The accuracy of this source is unknown. The latest date recorded is 1629, but it is not known whether the document represents a later compilation based on earlier sources.] Count Floris & his wife had [five] children:

      d) BERTHA of Holland ([1058]-Montreuil-sur-Mer, Pas-de-Calais 15 Oct 1094). The Liber Modernorum Regum Francorum records the marriage of "filiam ducis Frisi?" and "rex Philippus"[361]. The Chronologia Johannes de Beke names (in order) "Theodricum et Florencium?et Machtildim" as children of Count Floris & his wife, specifying that "Machtildim" married "Philippus rex Francie" after the death of her father which indicates that "Machtildim" in this text is an error for Bertha[362]. The Historia Francorum names "filiam Florentii ducis Frisonum Bertam" as wife of King Philippe[363]. Her marriage was arranged as part of the settlement under which her future husband recognised her stepfather as Count of Flanders[364]. Her husband sent her to Montreuil after repudiating her. The necrology of the abbey of Saint-Victor records the death "Id Oct" of "Berta mater Ludovici regis"[365]. Clarius's Chronicon Sancti Petri Vivi Senonensis records the death in 1094 of "Berta regina, qu? a rege Philippo prius fuerat derelicta"[366]. m (1072, repudiated 1092) as his first wife, PHILIPPE I King of France, son of HENRI I King of France & his second wife Anna Iaroslavna of Kiev (1052-ch?teau de Melun, Seine-et-Marne 30 Jul 1108, bur Abbaye Saint Beno?t-sur-Loire).



  • Sources 
    1. [S400] Ancestral File (R), The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints, (Copyright (c) 1987, June 1998, data as of 5 January 1998).

    2. [SAuth] Jim Carney, compiled by James H Carney [(E-ADDRESS), & MAILING ADDRESS FOR PRIVATE USE], Buderim, Queensland 4556 AUSTRALIA.

    3. [S1160] FamilySearch Family Tree (http://www.familysearch.org), The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints, ((http://www.familysearch.org)), accessed 13 Dec 2022), entry for Bertha DE HOLLAND, person ID LDSM-QN8. (Reliability: 3).