Bertha (Bertrada) Merovingia 
Bertha (Bertrada) was born about 0660 in Neustria,France. Bertha (Bertrada)'s father was Thierry III of Austrasia and her mother was Clotilde Austrasia. Her paternal grandparents were Clovis II Chlodovech Franks and St. Bathildis Abess Of Chelles; her maternal grandparents were Ansigise Mayor Of Austrasia and St Begga Oda of Landen. She had a brother named Childebert III Of. She had a half-brother and a half-sister, named Clovis III King of and Chrotlind, Princess of the. She died after 0721.General Notes
NSFX , founded the Abbey of Prun (720)
TYPE Book
AUTH Å or c:Weis, Frederick Lewis
PERI Ancestral Roots
EDTN 7th
PUBL Genealogical Publishing Co., Inc., Baltimore, MD (1999)
TYPE Book
AUTH Moriarty, G. Andrews
PERI Plantagenet Ancestry of King Edward III and Queen Phillippa
PUBL Mormon Pioneer Genealogical Society, Salt Lake City, UT, 1985
DETA A hardbound unedited ms in the author's hand, by one of the great American genealogists.
LOCA The original of the work is in the NEHGS, Boston, MA
TEXT 232
TYPE Book
AUTH Stuart, Roderick W.
PERI Royalty for Commoners
EDTN 3d
PUBL Genealogical Publishing co., Inc, Baltimore, MD (1998)
ISB 0-8063-1561-X
TEXT 214-44
DATE 30 MAY 2000
EDUC founded Prum 721
RELI Sources: O'shea/Charlemagne qvcrom: "Richard Smith" <ras52@cam.ac.uk>Newsgroups: soc.genealogy.medievalSubject: Ancestors of CharlemagneDate: Sat, 6 Mar 1999 15:28:51 -0000In my database I have
the following line connecting Charlemagneto thepreceeding Merovingian dynasty:1. Theuderic III, King of the Franks. d 691.2. Bertha. mar Martin, Count of Laon.3. C[h]aribert, Count of Laon.
mar Bertrada. d 747.4. Bertrada of Laon. mar Pepin III, King of the Franks. d783.5. Charlemagne, Emperor of the Romans. b 744. d 814.Unfortunately, I haven't made a note of the source of this
line.I think I have seen it mentioned on this newsgroup that thereare nodocumented descents from the Merovingians, and I can certainlysee reasonswhy Charlemagne (or his sucessors) might want to
claim descentfrom theMerovingians. Anyway, can anyone confirm any of this line?Thanks,Richard.--Richard SmithClare College,Cambridge.From: "Todd A. Farmerie" <taf2@po.cwru.edu>Newsgroups:
soc.genealogy.medievalSubject: Re: Ancestors of CharlemagneDate: Sat, 06 Mar 1999 19:39:44 -0500Organization: Case Western Reserve University> > In my database I have the following line
connectingCharlemagne to the> preceeding Merovingian dynasty:> > 1. Theuderic III, King of the Franks. d 691.><snip>This was speculated by Chaume, but the predominating opinionthese daysis that
Bertrada (not Bertha) mother of Charibert, was daughterof aCount Hugobert. He was perhaps of Merovingian descent, but noancestryis currently known for him. (Oh, and by the way, I don't thinkthere
isany support for calling her husband Martin.)taf
HIST Y
FREN Y
DATE 14 MAR 1999
OCCU Merovingian Princess ...
founded Priem Abbey. Perhaps dau of Thierry I, K. of Austrasia, Neustria &
Burgundy - TOULOU.TXT (Compuserve)
OCCU Merovingian Princess ...
founded Priem Abbey. Perhaps dau of Thierry I, K. of Austrasia, Neustria &
Burgundy - TOULOU.TXT (Compuserve)
OCCU Merovingian Princess ...
founded Priem Abbey. Perhaps dau of Thierry I, K. of Austrasia, Neustria &
Burgundy - TOULOU.TXT (Compuserve)
NSFX , founded the Abbey of Prun (720)
TYPE Book
AUTH Å or c:Weis, Frederick Lewis
PERI Ancestral Roots
EDTN 7th
PUBL Genealogical Publishing Co., Inc., Baltimore, MD (1999)
TYPE Book
AUTH Moriarty, G. Andrews
PERI Plantagenet Ancestry of King Edward III and Queen Phillippa
PUBL Mormon Pioneer Genealogical Society, Salt Lake City, UT, 1985
DETA A hardbound unedited ms in the author's hand, by one of the great American genealogists.
LOCA The original of the work is in the NEHGS, Boston, MA
TEXT 232
TYPE Book
AUTH Stuart, Roderick W.
PERI Royalty for Commoners
EDTN 3d
PUBL Genealogical Publishing co., Inc, Baltimore, MD (1998)
ISB 0-8063-1561-X
TEXT 214-44
DATE 30 MAY 2000
EDUC founded Prum 721
RELI Sources: O'shea/Charlemagne qvcrom: "Richard Smith" <ras52@cam.ac.uk>Newsgroups: soc.genealogy.medievalSubject: Ancestors of CharlemagneDate: Sat, 6 Mar 1999 15:28:51 -0000In my database I have
the following line connecting Charlemagneto thepreceeding Merovingian dynasty:1. Theuderic III, King of the Franks. d 691.2. Bertha. mar Martin, Count of Laon.3. C[h]aribert, Count of Laon.
mar Bertrada. d 747.4. Bertrada of Laon. mar Pepin III, King of the Franks. d783.5. Charlemagne, Emperor of the Romans. b 744. d 814.Unfortunately, I haven't made a note of the source of this
line.I think I have seen it mentioned on this newsgroup that thereare nodocumented descents from the Merovingians, and I can certainlysee reasonswhy Charlemagne (or his sucessors) might want to
claim descentfrom theMerovingians. Anyway, can anyone confirm any of this line?Thanks,Richard.--Richard SmithClare College,Cambridge.From: "Todd A. Farmerie" <taf2@po.cwru.edu>Newsgroups:
soc.genealogy.medievalSubject: Re: Ancestors of CharlemagneDate: Sat, 06 Mar 1999 19:39:44 -0500Organization: Case Western Reserve University> > In my database I have the following line
connectingCharlemagne to the> preceeding Merovingian dynasty:> > 1. Theuderic III, King of the Franks. d 691.><snip>This was speculated by Chaume, but the predominating opinionthese daysis that
Bertrada (not Bertha) mother of Charibert, was daughterof aCount Hugobert. He was perhaps of Merovingian descent, but noancestryis currently known for him. (Oh, and by the way, I don't thinkthere
isany support for calling her husband Martin.)taf
HIST Y
FREN Y
DATE 14 MAR 1999
OCCU Merovingian Princess ...
founded Priem Abbey. Perhaps dau of Thierry I, K. of Austrasia, Neustria &
Burgundy - TOULOU.TXT (Compuserve)
OCCU Merovingian Princess ...
founded Priem Abbey. Perhaps dau of Thierry I, K. of Austrasia, Neustria &
Burgundy - TOULOU.TXT (Compuserve)
OCCU Merovingian Princess ...
founded Priem Abbey. Perhaps dau of Thierry I, K. of Austrasia, Neustria &
Burgundy - TOULOU.TXT (Compuserve)
NSFX , founded the Abbey of Prun (720)
TYPE Book
AUTH Å or c:Weis, Frederick Lewis
PERI Ancestral Roots
EDTN 7th
PUBL Genealogical Publishing Co., Inc., Baltimore, MD (1999)
TYPE Book
AUTH Moriarty, G. Andrews
PERI Plantagenet Ancestry of King Edward III and Queen Phillippa
PUBL Mormon Pioneer Genealogical Society, Salt Lake City, UT, 1985
DETA A hardbound unedited ms in the author's hand, by one of the great American genealogists.
LOCA The original of the work is in the NEHGS, Boston, MA
TEXT 232
TYPE Book
AUTH Stuart, Roderick W.
PERI Royalty for Commoners
EDTN 3d
PUBL Genealogical Publishing co., Inc, Baltimore, MD (1998)
ISB 0-8063-1561-X
TEXT 214-44
DATE 30 MAY 2000
EDUC founded Prum 721
RELI Sources: O'shea/Charlemagne qvcrom: "Richard Smith" <ras52@cam.ac.uk>Newsgroups: soc.genealogy.medievalSubject: Ancestors of CharlemagneDate: Sat, 6 Mar 1999 15:28:51 -0000In my database I have
the following line connecting Charlemagneto thepreceeding Merovingian dynasty:1. Theuderic III, King of the Franks. d 691.2. Bertha. mar Martin, Count of Laon.3. C[h]aribert, Count of Laon.
mar Bertrada. d 747.4. Bertrada of Laon. mar Pepin III, King of the Franks. d783.5. Charlemagne, Emperor of the Romans. b 744. d 814.Unfortunately, I haven't made a note of the source of this
line.I think I have seen it mentioned on this newsgroup that thereare nodocumented descents from the Merovingians, and I can certainlysee reasonswhy Charlemagne (or his sucessors) might want to
claim descentfrom theMerovingians. Anyway, can anyone confirm any of this line?Thanks,Richard.--Richard SmithClare College,Cambridge.From: "Todd A. Farmerie" <taf2@po.cwru.edu>Newsgroups:
soc.genealogy.medievalSubject: Re: Ancestors of CharlemagneDate: Sat, 06 Mar 1999 19:39:44 -0500Organization: Case Western Reserve University> > In my database I have the following line
connectingCharlemagne to the> preceeding Merovingian dynasty:> > 1. Theuderic III, King of the Franks. d 691.><snip>This was speculated by Chaume, but the predominating opinionthese daysis that
Bertrada (not Bertha) mother of Charibert, was daughterof aCount Hugobert. He was perhaps of Merovingian descent, but noancestryis currently known for him. (Oh, and by the way, I don't thinkthere
isany support for calling her husband Martin.)taf
HIST Y
FREN Y
DATE 14 MAR 1999
OCCU Merovingian Princess ...
founded Priem Abbey. Perhaps dau of Thierry I, K. of Austrasia, Neustria &
Burgundy - TOULOU.TXT (Compuserve)
OCCU Merovingian Princess ...
founded Priem Abbey. Perhaps dau of Thierry I, K. of Austrasia, Neustria &
Burgundy - TOULOU.TXT (Compuserve)
OCCU Merovingian Princess ...
founded Priem Abbey. Perhaps dau of Thierry I, K. of Austrasia, Neustria &
Burgundy - TOULOU.TXT (Compuserve)
NSFX , founded the Abbey of Prun (720)
TYPE Book
AUTH Å or c:Weis, Frederick Lewis
PERI Ancestral Roots
EDTN 7th
PUBL Genealogical Publishing Co., Inc., Baltimore, MD (1999)
TYPE Book
AUTH Moriarty, G. Andrews
PERI Plantagenet Ancestry of King Edward III and Queen Phillippa
PUBL Mormon Pioneer Genealogical Society, Salt Lake City, UT, 1985
DETA A hardbound unedited ms in the author's hand, by one of the great American genealogists.
LOCA The original of the work is in the NEHGS, Boston, MA
TEXT 232
TYPE Book
AUTH Stuart, Roderick W.
PERI Royalty for Commoners
EDTN 3d
PUBL Genealogical Publishing co., Inc, Baltimore, MD (1998)
ISB 0-8063-1561-X
TEXT 214-44
DATE 30 MAY 2000
EDUC founded Prum 721
RELI Sources: O'shea/Charlemagne qvcrom: "Richard Smith" <ras52@cam.ac.uk>Newsgroups: soc.genealogy.medievalSubject: Ancestors of CharlemagneDate: Sat, 6 Mar 1999 15:28:51 -0000In my database I have
the following line connecting Charlemagneto thepreceeding Merovingian dynasty:1. Theuderic III, King of the Franks. d 691.2. Bertha. mar Martin, Count of Laon.3. C[h]aribert, Count of Laon.
mar Bertrada. d 747.4. Bertrada of Laon. mar Pepin III, King of the Franks. d783.5. Charlemagne, Emperor of the Romans. b 744. d 814.Unfortunately, I haven't made a note of the source of this
line.I think I have seen it mentioned on this newsgroup that thereare nodocumented descents from the Merovingians, and I can certainlysee reasonswhy Charlemagne (or his sucessors) might want to
claim descentfrom theMerovingians. Anyway, can anyone confirm any of this line?Thanks,Richard.--Richard SmithClare College,Cambridge.From: "Todd A. Farmerie" <taf2@po.cwru.edu>Newsgroups:
soc.genealogy.medievalSubject: Re: Ancestors of CharlemagneDate: Sat, 06 Mar 1999 19:39:44 -0500Organization: Case Western Reserve University> > In my database I have the following line
connectingCharlemagne to the> preceeding Merovingian dynasty:> > 1. Theuderic III, King of the Franks. d 691.><snip>This was speculated by Chaume, but the predominating opinionthese daysis that
Bertrada (not Bertha) mother of Charibert, was daughterof aCount Hugobert. He was perhaps of Merovingian descent, but noancestryis currently known for him. (Oh, and by the way, I don't thinkthere
isany support for calling her husband Martin.)taf
HIST Y
FREN Y
DATE 14 MAR 1999
OCCU Merovingian Princess ...
founded Priem Abbey. Perhaps dau of Thierry I, K. of Austrasia, Neustria &
Burgundy - TOULOU.TXT (Compuserve)
OCCU Merovingian Princess ...
founded Priem Abbey. Perhaps dau of Thierry I, K. of Austrasia, Neustria &
Burgundy - TOULOU.TXT (Compuserve)
OCCU Merovingian Princess ...
founded Priem Abbey. Perhaps dau of Thierry I, K. of Austrasia, Neustria &
Burgundy - TOULOU.TXT (Compuserve)
NSFX , founded the Abbey of Prun (720)
TYPE Book
AUTH Å or c:Weis, Frederick Lewis
PERI Ancestral Roots
EDTN 7th
PUBL Genealogical Publishing Co., Inc., Baltimore, MD (1999)
TYPE Book
AUTH Moriarty, G. Andrews
PERI Plantagenet Ancestry of King Edward III and Queen Phillippa
PUBL Mormon Pioneer Genealogical Society, Salt Lake City, UT, 1985
DETA A hardbound unedited ms in the author's hand, by one of the great American genealogists.
LOCA The original of the work is in the NEHGS, Boston, MA
TEXT 232
TYPE Book
AUTH Stuart, Roderick W.
PERI Royalty for Commoners
EDTN 3d
PUBL Genealogical Publishing co., Inc, Baltimore, MD (1998)
ISB 0-8063-1561-X
TEXT 214-44
DATE 30 MAY 2000
EDUC founded Prum 721
RELI Sources: O'shea/Charlemagne qvcrom: "Richard Smith" <ras52@cam.ac.uk>Newsgroups: soc.genealogy.medievalSubject: Ancestors of CharlemagneDate: Sat, 6 Mar 1999 15:28:51 -0000In my database I have
the following line connecting Charlemagneto thepreceeding Merovingian dynasty:1. Theuderic III, King of the Franks. d 691.2. Bertha. mar Martin, Count of Laon.3. C[h]aribert, Count of Laon.
mar Bertrada. d 747.4. Bertrada of Laon. mar Pepin III, King of the Franks. d783.5. Charlemagne, Emperor of the Romans. b 744. d 814.Unfortunately, I haven't made a note of the source of this
line.I think I have seen it mentioned on this newsgroup that thereare nodocumented descents from the Merovingians, and I can certainlysee reasonswhy Charlemagne (or his sucessors) might want to
claim descentfrom theMerovingians. Anyway, can anyone confirm any of this line?Thanks,Richard.--Richard SmithClare College,Cambridge.From: "Todd A. Farmerie" <taf2@po.cwru.edu>Newsgroups:
soc.genealogy.medievalSubject: Re: Ancestors of CharlemagneDate: Sat, 06 Mar 1999 19:39:44 -0500Organization: Case Western Reserve University> > In my database I have the following line
connectingCharlemagne to the> preceeding Merovingian dynasty:> > 1. Theuderic III, King of the Franks. d 691.><snip>This was speculated by Chaume, but the predominating opinionthese daysis that
Bertrada (not Bertha) mother of Charibert, was daughterof aCount Hugobert. He was perhaps of Merovingian descent, but noancestryis currently known for him. (Oh, and by the way, I don't thinkthere
isany support for calling her husband Martin.)taf
HIST Y
FREN Y
DATE 14 MAR 1999
OCCU Merovingian Princess ...
founded Priem Abbey. Perhaps dau of Thierry I, K. of Austrasia, Neustria &
Burgundy - TOULOU.TXT (Compuserve)
OCCU Merovingian Princess ...
founded Priem Abbey. Perhaps dau of Thierry I, K. of Austrasia, Neustria &
Burgundy - TOULOU.TXT (Compuserve)
OCCU Merovingian Princess ...
founded Priem Abbey. Perhaps dau of Thierry I, K. of Austrasia, Neustria &
Burgundy - TOULOU.TXT (Compuserve)
NSFX , founded the Abbey of Prun (720)
TYPE Book
AUTH Å or c:Weis, Frederick Lewis
PERI Ancestral Roots
EDTN 7th
PUBL Genealogical Publishing Co., Inc., Baltimore, MD (1999)
TYPE Book
AUTH Moriarty, G. Andrews
PERI Plantagenet Ancestry of King Edward III and Queen Phillippa
PUBL Mormon Pioneer Genealogical Society, Salt Lake City, UT, 1985
DETA A hardbound unedited ms in the author's hand, by one of the great American genealogists.
LOCA The original of the work is in the NEHGS, Boston, MA
TEXT 232
TYPE Book
AUTH Stuart, Roderick W.
PERI Royalty for Commoners
EDTN 3d
PUBL Genealogical Publishing co., Inc, Baltimore, MD (1998)
ISB 0-8063-1561-X
TEXT 214-44
DATE 30 MAY 2000
EDUC founded Prum 721
RELI Sources: O'shea/Charlemagne qvcrom: "Richard Smith" <ras52@cam.ac.uk>Newsgroups: soc.genealogy.medievalSubject: Ancestors of CharlemagneDate: Sat, 6 Mar 1999 15:28:51 -0000In my database I have
the following line connecting Charlemagneto thepreceeding Merovingian dynasty:1. Theuderic III, King of the Franks. d 691.2. Bertha. mar Martin, Count of Laon.3. C[h]aribert, Count of Laon.
mar Bertrada. d 747.4. Bertrada of Laon. mar Pepin III, King of the Franks. d783.5. Charlemagne, Emperor of the Romans. b 744. d 814.Unfortunately, I haven't made a note of the source of this
line.I think I have seen it mentioned on this newsgroup that thereare nodocumented descents from the Merovingians, and I can certainlysee reasonswhy Charlemagne (or his sucessors) might want to
claim descentfrom theMerovingians. Anyway, can anyone confirm any of this line?Thanks,Richard.--Richard SmithClare College,Cambridge.From: "Todd A. Farmerie" <taf2@po.cwru.edu>Newsgroups:
soc.genealogy.medievalSubject: Re: Ancestors of CharlemagneDate: Sat, 06 Mar 1999 19:39:44 -0500Organization: Case Western Reserve University> > In my database I have the following line
connectingCharlemagne to the> preceeding Merovingian dynasty:> > 1. Theuderic III, King of the Franks. d 691.><snip>This was speculated by Chaume, but the predominating opinionthese daysis that
Bertrada (not Bertha) mother of Charibert, was daughterof aCount Hugobert. He was perhaps of Merovingian descent, but noancestryis currently known for him. (Oh, and by the way, I don't thinkthere
isany support for calling her husband Martin.)taf
HIST Y
FREN Y
DATE 14 MAR 1999
OCCU Merovingian Princess ...
founded Priem Abbey. Perhaps dau of Thierry I, K. of Austrasia, Neustria &
Burgundy - TOULOU.TXT (Compuserve)
OCCU Merovingian Princess ...
founded Priem Abbey. Perhaps dau of Thierry I, K. of Austrasia, Neustria &
Burgundy - TOULOU.TXT (Compuserve)
OCCU Merovingian Princess ...
founded Priem Abbey. Perhaps dau of Thierry I, K. of Austrasia, Neustria &
Burgundy - TOULOU.TXT (Compuserve)
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Ancestor Pedigree Chart
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*There are earlier generations for the ancestor(s) indicated. See their page(s) for details (click name)
- b.~ 0538 in Soissons,Aisne,France d.Sep 0584 in France
- b.0584 in <Soissons,Aisneons,France> d.0629 in 629
- b.0545 in <Of,Soissons,Aisne,France> d.0597 in 597,Paris
- b.0602 in Metz,Austrasia,France d.19 JAN 639 in Saint-Dennis,Aude,France
- b.~ 0555 in Of,Franconia,Germany d.> 0605
- b.0586 in Soissons,Aisneons,France d.0604
- b.~ 0540 in Franconia,Germany d.0655
- b.0634 in <Metz,Austrasia,France> d.0657 in France
- b.0580
- b.~ 0610 in Cologne,Westphalia,Germany d.~ 0642 in France
- b.~ 0650 in Nuestria,France d.~ 0691 in France
- b.~ 0660 in Neustria,France d.> 0721
- b.~ 0506 in Old Saxony,Germany d.0570 in FRANCE
- b.~ 0540 in Metz,France d.0601 in ,,France
- b.~ 0523 in Paris,France d.0580
- b.13 Ago 582 in Heristal,Liege,Belgium d.16 AUG 641 in Horenberg,Monastery,Wasenwald
- b.~ 0540 in Saxony,Germany d.0640
- b.~ 0605 in ,,Austrasia,France d.0678 in Andene Monastery
- b.~ 0506 in Old Saxony,Germany d.0570 in FRANCE
- b.~ 0562 d.0601
- b.~ 0523 in Paris,France d.0580
- b.~ 0562 in Saxony,Germany d.0612 in Trier,Deutschland
- b.0520 in Paris,Seine,France d.7 MAY 570
- b.~ 0539 d.0610
- b.~ 0524
- b.~ 0650 in <Of,Heristal,Liege,Belgium> d.3 JUN 692 in France
- b.~ 0535 in Metz,Austrasia,France d.0575
- b.~ 0550 in Of,Landen,Liege,Belgium d.0645
- b.0540 in Burgundy d.0614 in Burgundy
- b.~ 0591 in Landen,Liege,Belgium d.21 FEB 639 in France
- b.~ 0568 in Of,Belgium
- b.~ 0613 in of,Landen,Liege,Belgium d.17 Dic 693 in France
- b.~ 0506 in Old Saxony,Germany d.0570 in FRANCE
- b.~ 0540 in Metz,France d.0601 in ,,France
- b.~ 0523 in Paris,France d.0580
- b.0587 in Landen,Liege,Belgium d.8 MAY 652 in Nivelles,Brabant,Belgium
- b.~ 0540 in Saxony,Germany d.0640
-
They had a daughter named Solveig.
They had a son and a daughter, named Charibert I (Heribert) Count of and Rolanda.
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Children
Charibert I (Heribert) Count of Laon
Charibert I (Heribert) Count of was born about 0690 in Of,Laon,Asine,France and his baptism took place in 0720. He died after 0747 in Laon,Aisne,France.2
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