De Laon, *Bertrada

Birth Name De Laon, *Bertrada 1a
Also Known As De Laon, Bertrada 1b
Also Known As Laon, Bertha 1c
Also Known As DeLaon, Bertrada 1d
Also Known As De Laon, Bertha 1e
Gramps ID I2216
Gender female
Age at Death unknown

Events

Event Date Place Description Notes Sources
Birth [E3318] 720 Laon, Aisne, Pays de la Loire, France  
1f
Death [E3319] 07 DEC Choisy, Haute Savoie, Limousin, France  
1g
Birth [E3320]   Laon, Aisne, Picardie, France  
1h 1i 1j
Birth [E3321] 720 Laon, Aisne, Picardie, France  
1k
Death [E3322]   Choisy, Haute-Savoie, Rhone-Alpes, France  
1l 1m 1n
Death [E3323] 783 Choisy, Haute-Savoie, Rhone-Alpes, France  
1o

Parents

Relation to main person Name Birth date Death date Relation within this family (if not by birth)
Father Laon, *Claribert I [I3361]690747
Mother Bertrada, *Countess Oflaon [I3362]695719
    Sister     Laon, Broadfoot Countess of [I3370]
    Sister     De Laon, Rolande [I3371]
    Sister     De Laon, Gerberge [I3372]
         De Laon, *Bertrada [I2216] 720 07 DEC

Families

    Family of Short“, *Pepin ”The and De Laon, *Bertrada [F0644]
Married Husband Short“, *Pepin ”The [I2215] ( * 714 + 768-09-24 )
   
Event Date Place Description Notes Sources
Marriage [E22090]   Austrasia  
1p
  Children
Name Birth Date Death Date
King of the Franks, Charlemagne-Emperor [I2209]768814
*Charlemagne [I3027]742-04-02813/4-01-28 (Julian)
Franks, Gertrude of The [I3363]04 DEC
France, Rothaide of [I3364]
De France, Pepin [I3365]
Austrasia, Carloman [I3366]04 DEC
Chelles, Gisela of Chelles Abbess of [I3367]

Narrative

BERTRADA OF LAON
Bertrada of Laon, also called Bertha Broadfoot, (720 - July 12, 783) was a Frankish queen. She was born in Laon, in today's Aisne, France, the daughter of Caribert of Laon. She married Pepin the Short, the son of the Frankish Mayor of the Palace Charles Martel, in 740, although the union was not canonically sanctioned until several years later. Eleven years later, in 751, Pepin and Bertrada became King and Queen of the Franks, following Pepin's successful coup against the Frankish Merovingian monarchs.Bertrada and Pepin are known to have had four children, three sons and one daughter: of these, Charles (Charlemagne), Carloman , and Gisela survived to adulthood, whilst Pepin died in infancy. Charlemagne and Carloman would inherit the two halves of their father's kingdom when he died, and Gisela became a nun .Bertrada lived at the court of her elder son Charles, and according to Einhard their relationship was excellent. She recommended he marry his first wife, Desiderata , a daughter of the Lombard king Desiderius , but he soon divorced her. Einhard claims this was the only episode that ever strained relations between mother and son. Bertrada lived with Charlemagne until her death in 783; the king buried her in Saint Denis Basilica with great honors.

Pedigree

  1. Laon, *Claribert I [I3361]
    1. Bertrada, *Countess Oflaon [I3362]
      1. Laon, Broadfoot Countess of [I3370]
      2. De Laon, Rolande [I3371]
      3. De Laon, Gerberge [I3372]
      4. De Laon, *Bertrada
        1. Short“, *Pepin ”The [I2215]
          1. King of the Franks, Charlemagne-Emperor [I2209]
          2. *Charlemagne [I3027]
          3. Franks, Gertrude of The [I3363]
          4. France, Rothaide of [I3364]
          5. De France, Pepin [I3365]
          6. Austrasia, Carloman [I3366]
          7. Chelles, Gisela of Chelles Abbess of [I3367]

Ancestors

Source References

  1. Ancestry.com: Public Member Trees [S0075]
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        Record for Emperor of the Holy Roman Charlemagne

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        Record for Charlemagne-Emperor King of the Franks

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        Record for Claribert I Laon

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        Record for Countess Oflaon Bertrada

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        Record for Bertha De Laon

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        Record for Charlemagne-Emperor King of the Franks

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        Record for Charlemagne-Emperor King of the Franks

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        Record for Emperor of the Holy Roman Charlemagne

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        Record for Claribert I Laon

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        Record for Countess Oflaon Bertrada

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        Record for Bertha De Laon

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        Record for Emperor of the Holy Roman Charlemagne

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        Record for Claribert I Laon

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        Record for Countess Oflaon Bertrada

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        Record for Bertha De Laon

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        Record for Bertha De Laon