Bertha of Kent - Wikipedia
WEBLife. 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.
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 gone down in legend as the Christian queen who influenced her pagan husband, King Æthelberht, in Augustine’s favour.
An Anglo-Saxon Enigma: Who Was Queen Bertha? | History Hit
WEBNov 5, 2022 · 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.
Bertha of Kent - The Anglo-Saxons
WEBMar 24, 2023 · Biography. Not much is known the life of Bertha. She was the wife of King Aethelbert of Kent and a pivotal figure in the establishment of Christianity in the late 6th century. She was instrumental in the conversion of her husband, Aethelberht and earned the praises of Pope Gregory the Great.
Bertha of Kent (c. 565–c. 616) | Encyclopedia.com
WEBQueen of Kent and religious founder. Born around 565 in Paris; died around 616 in Kent, England; daughter of Cherebert also known as Caribert or Charibert I, king of Paris (r. 561–567), and possibly Ingoberge (519–589); great-granddaughter of Clotilda (470–545); married St. Ethelbert (Aethelbert), king of Kent (r. c. 560–616), before ...
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 recognised than that of his wife.
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 religion, and took with her a French bishop.
Bertha | Encyclopedia.com
WEBMay 14, 2018 · Bertha, daughter of the Frankish king Charibert, married King Æthelbert of Kent sometime before 597, on condition that she could continue to practise her Christian faith. With her personal bishop, Liudhard of Senlis, she used the old Roman church of St Martin, Canterbury.
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 freedom to exercise her own Christian religion.
Bertha - Oxford Reference
WEBOverview. Bertha. (c. 565—606) queen in Kent, consort of Æthelberht. Quick Reference. (d. c. 603), queen of Kent. The daughter of Charibert, the Merovingian king at Paris (561–7), and of Queen Ingeborg, Bertha married Ethelbert, king of Kent, at an unknown date.
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