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Princess Bertha of Meissen

Bertha was born about 1127 in Meissen, Dresden, Saxony.¹ Bertha's father was Margrave Konrad (Der Grosse) of Meissen and Lower Lusatia and her mother was Countess Luitgard of Swabia. Her paternal grandparents were Count Thimo of Wettin and Princess Ida of Bavaria. She had six brothers and five sisters, named der Reiche, Dietrich, Hermann, Heinrich, Der Fieste, Friedrich, Oda, Gertrude, Adela, Sofie and Agnes. She was the third oldest of the twelve children.

Ancestor Pedigree Chart
- Count Thimo of Wettin
  - b.~  1072 in Meissen, Dresden, Saxony
  
  Margrave Konrad (Der Grosse) of Meissen and Lower Lusatia
  - b.1098 in Meissen, Dresden, Saxony d.05 Feb 1157 in Kloster Petersberg Bei Halle, Sachsen, Prussia
  
  Princess Ida of Bavaria
  - b.~  1076 in Meissen, Dresden, Saxony
  
  Princess Bertha of Meissen
  - b.~  1127 in Meissen, Dresden, Saxony
  
  Countess Luitgard of Swabia
  - b.~  1100 in Schwaben, Bavaria d.19 Jun 1145 in Kloster Gerbstedt, Sachsen, Prussia

¹ http://wc.rootsweb.ancestry.com/cgi-bin/igm.cgi?op=GET&db=bevangenealogy&id=I13647