Bertha von Westfriesland
1055-1094
Born: Vlaardingen, Vlaardingen, Zuid-Holland, Netherlands
Died: Loire, Rhône-Alpes, France
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1055-1094
Born: Vlaardingen, Vlaardingen, Zuid-Holland, Netherlands
Died: Loire, Rhône-Alpes, France
Bertha of Holland<div>From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia<div>Jump to: navigation, search</div><!-- start content -->Bertha of Holland<em>Queen consort of the Franks</em><span></span>Tenure1072-1092SpousePhilip I of FranceIssueConstance, Princess of Antioch<br>Louis VI of FranceHouseHouse of CapetFatherFloris I, Count of HollandMotherGertrude of SaxonyBornc. 1055<br>Died1093 (aged 37–38)<br><p><strong>Bertha of Holland</strong> (c. 1055–1093) was the first wife and queen of Philip I of France, King of France.</p><span>Biography</span><p>She was the daughter of Floris I, Count of Holland, by his wife Gertrude of Saxony, the daughter of Bernard II, Duke of Saxony. After her father died in 1061, her mother remarried to Robert I, Count of Flanders, called <em>Le Frisian</em>. In 1072 her stepfather concluded a peace treaty with King Philip. As part of the terms of the treaty Bertha was married to Philip.</p><p>Nine years passed before Bertha produced the desired son and heir, Louis. Reportedly, her fertility was only restored thanks to the prayers of a hermit, Arnoul, who also named the child. In 1092, Philip repudiated Bertha, alleging that she was too fat. He confined her to the fortress of Montreuil-sur-Mer, and took up with Bertrade de Montfort, the countess of Anjou.</p><span>Children</span><p>Together, Philip and Bertha had five children:</p><ol><li>Constance, married Hugh I of Champagne before 1097 and then, after her divorce, to Bohemund I of Antioch in 1106</li><li>Louis (1 December 1081–1 August 1137)</li><li>Henry (b. 1083) (died young)</li><li>Charles (b. 1085) abbot of Charlieu Abbey</li><li>Eudes (1087-1096)</li></ol></div>