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  1. Saint Bertha of Kent lived a life of Christian virtue and dedication to her family and her people. Her marital influence and unwavering faith were instrumental in the conversion of her husband and the establishment of Christianity in England. Bertha passed away in 612 in Canterbury, Kent, England, having lived a long and fruitful life.
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    Queen Bertha of Kent is one such enigma, with the few surviving 6th-century accounts of her life offering us a glimpse into the life she led. However, like many women from history, what we know of her life is informed by accounts of her relationships with men.
    [Not edited] Queen Bertha was the wife of King Ethelbert of Kent. She is was a pivotal figure to the spread of Christianity in the late 6th century.
    Bertha was an influential queen of Kent, in southeastern England. Born into the royal Merovingian house of France, she was brought up as a Christian and married King Ethelbert of Kent before 589. As queen of Kent, she brought Merovingian Christian culture to southeast England.
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    Bertha of Kent - Wikipedia

    Bertha was a Frankish princess, the daughter of Charibert I and his wife Ingoberga, granddaughter of the reigning King Chlothar I and great-granddaughter of Clovis I and Saint Clotilde. Her father died in 567, her mother in 589. Bertha had been raised near Tours. Her marriage to the pagan Æthelberht of Kent, in 580 … See more

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    Saint Bertha or Saint Aldeberge (c. 565 – d. in or after 601) was the queen of Kent whose influence led to the Christianization of Anglo-Saxon England. She was canonized as a See more

    The city of Canterbury celebrates Queen Bertha in many ways.
    • The Bertha trail, consisting of 14 bronze plaques set in pavements, runs from the Buttermarket … See more

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  4. Queen Bertha, A Historical Enigma | English Heritage

    WEBQueen Bertha: A Historical Enigma. In 597, St Augustine arrived in England to convert the Anglo-Saxons to Christianity. Virtually every modern description of this mission mentions Queen Bertha of Kent. She has …

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  5. An Anglo-Saxon Enigma: Who Was Queen Bertha? | History Hit

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  8. Queen Bertha - Historic UK

    WEBBertha was daughter of Charibert I, King of Paris, and was born around 539 AD. A Christian, she married Ethelbert, the pagan King of Kent, and moved to Canterbury in around 580 AD. Ethelbert is a name that is more readily …

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  9. Queen Bertha of Kent – History's Women

    WEBShe married Ethelbert, king of Kent, who succeeded to the throne about the year 560. Ethelbert was a pagan in religion, but Bertha was a Christian, and in the marriage treaty she stipulated for the free exercise of her …

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  11. EBK: St. Bertha, Queen of Kent - Early British Kingdoms

    WEBBertha was the daughter of Caribert, one of the four brothers who became Kings of the Franks in AD 561. Her mother was the pious Ingoberga. She married the pagan Aethelbert , King of Kent, who promised her the …

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