Bertha DE HAINAULT

1054 - 1094  (40 years)

• Name	Bertha DE HAINAULT
  Born	1054	Vlaardingen, Zuid-Holland, Netherlands
  Gender	Female
  Died	1094	Monteul, Rhône, Rhône-Alpes, France
  Person ID	I40416	Main
  Last Modified	17 Apr 2016

  
  

  Family	King Philip CAPET, I,   b. 23 May 1052, Reims, Marne, Champagne-Ardenne, France ,   d. 29 Jul 1108, Melun, Seine-et-Marne, Île-de-France, France  (Age 56 years)
  Married	1072
  Children	+ 1. King Louis CAPET, VI,   b. 1 Dec 1081, Paris, Seine, France ,   d. 1 Aug 1137, Chateau, Paris, Seine, France  (Age 55 years)
  Last Modified	17 Apr 2016
  Family ID	F28070	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

  
  

• Event Map		Born - 1054 - Vlaardingen, Zuid-Holland, Netherlands  = Link to Google Earth
  Pin Legend	: Address       : Location       : City/Town       : County/Shire       : State/Province       : Country       : Not Set

  
  

• Notes

  The first wife of King Philip I. Bertha's marriage to the king in 1072 was a result of peace negotiations between him and her stepfather, Count Robert the Frisian of Flanders. After nine years of childlessness, the royal couple had three children, including Philip's successor, Louis the Fat. Bertha was the daughter of Count Floris I of Holland and his wife, Gertrude of Saxony. She is erroneously referred to as Matilda (Machtilda) by Chronologia Johannes de Beke. Bertha had six siblings and both of her parents came from large families. Her father ruled a territory vaguely described as "Friesland west of the Vlie", which is where Bertha spent her childhood. Count Floris I was assassinated in 1061, and two years later her mother remarried to Robert of Flanders. Robert, now known as Robert the Frisian, became guardian of Bertha and her six siblings. In 1070, Robert the Frisian became involved in a war with King Philip I of France over succession to the County of Flanders. Within two years, Robert and Philip concluded a peace treaty which was to be sealed by a marriage; Robert's own daughters were too young, but their half-sister Bertha was just the right age. Robert thus agreed to the marriage of his stepdaughter to King Philip. Bertha married Philip, thus becoming queen of the Franks, probably in 1072. [1]

  
  

• Sources

  [S76] Wikipedia, https:&|;&|;en.wikipedia.org&|;wiki&|;Bertha_of_Holland.