Countess Berthe (Bertrade) (of Laon)1

F, #1214042, b. about 720, d. 12 July 783
Father*Count Claribert I (Heribert) (of Laon)1 b. ~ 690
Mother*Countess Bertrada (of Laon)1 b. ~ 695
Relationship36th great-grandmother of Robert Michael Damon
Reference9GCC-74

Names and TItles

Married: Countess of France.1
Countess Berthe (Bertrade) (of Laon) was born about 720 in Laon, Austrasia.1 She was the daughter of Count Claribert I (Heribert) (of Laon) and Countess Bertrada (of Laon).1 Countess Berthe (Bertrade) (of Laon) married King Pbepin 'The Short' (of France), son of Charles Martel and Rotrude (Chrotude) Duchess (of Austrasia), about 740.1 Countess Berthe (Bertrade) (of Laon) died on 12 July 783 in Choisy, Bourgogne.1 She was buried in St Denis, France.1
She became the mother of Emperor Charlemagne (of the Holy Roman Empire) on 2 April 742.1 Countess Berthe (Bertrade) (of Laon) became the mother of Princess Rothaide (of France) about 744.1 Countess Berthe (Bertrade) (of Laon) became the mother of Princess Adbelahide (of France) about 746.1 Countess Berthe (Bertrade) (of Laon) became the mother of Princess Gertrude (of the Franks) about 748.1 Countess Berthe (Bertrade) (of Laon) became the mother of King Carloman (of Burgundy) about 751.1 Countess Berthe (Bertrade) (of Laon) became the mother of Princess Gisele (of France) in 757.1 Countess Berthe (Bertrade) (of Laon) became the mother of Prince Pepin (of the Franks) in 758.1 Countess Berthe (Bertrade) (of Laon) became the mother of Princess Ade (of the Franks) in 759.1 Berthe (Bertrade)'s son Prince Pepin (of the Franks) died in 762.1 Countess Berthe (Bertrade) (of Laon) became a widow with the death of her husband, King Pbepin 'The Short' (of France) on 24 September 768 in St Denis, France.1 Berthe (Bertrade)'s son was married at wedding of Emperor Charlemagne (of the Holy Roman Empire) and Desiderata (Sibilla, Bertha) Empress (of the Holy Roman Empire) in 771.1 Berthe (Bertrade)'s son King Carloman (of Burgundy) died on 4 December 771 in Samoussy, Austrasia.1 Berthe (Bertrade)'s son was married at wedding of Emperor Charlemagne (of the Holy Roman Empire) and Hildegard Empress (of the Holy Roman Empire) about 772 in Aachen, Rhineland, Prussia.1
ChartsPedigree of Robert Damon (Big)
Royalty for Commoners
Royalty for Commoners (Indented)
Last Edited6 Oct 2001

Citations

  1. [S227] Samuel H. Sloan, ROYALFAM.GED (461 Peachstone Terrace, San Rafael CA: n.pub.). There are some wild errors in the data.