Berthe of Holland

See also: Berthe

Berthe of Holland (v. 1058 † 1094), was queen of France by her marriage with Philippe {{Ier}}, king de France. It was the girl of Florent {{Ier}}, count de Western Frise and of Gertrude of Saxony.

Biography

His/her father having died in 1061, his mother remaria with Robert, wire junior by Baudouin V, count de Flandre, which ensured the supervision of his/her beautiful-children and the regency of the Western Plank, and was named Robert the Clippings for this reason. In 1071, Thierry V, the older brother of Berthe, became major and controlled the Plank, by taking the title of count de Hollande .

The older brother of Robert, Baudouin VI of Flanders, had died since in 1070 and its widow Richilde de Hainaut caused the dissatisfaction with the Flemings. Robert the Clippings took the head of the revolt, beats Richilde and the count Arnoul III and seizes Lille. Richilde requires assistance of king de France, Philippe {{Ier}}, which comes to the head from an army. The February 22nd 1071, Robert beats Philippe with Bavinckhove, close to the Mont Cassel, and Arnoul III is killed in the battle. Robert the Clippings became count de Flandre, with the detriment of his nephew, Baudouin II of Hainaut. For his first action, Philippe was overcome by vassal revolted and, failing to show his military qualities, solved to pass for a skilful negotiator in order to preserve his prestige. He concludes with Robert the Clippings a peace, sealed by the marriage between Philippe and Berthe, the daughter-in-law of Robert.

The marriage was celebrated in 1071, but the first newborn was born that at the end of seven years. The couple had on the whole five children:

  • Constancy (1078 † v. 1125) wife of Hugues I {{er}} of Champagne, then of Bohémond I {{er}} of Antioche,
  • Louis (1081 † 1137), future king de France under the name of Louis VI the Large ,
  • Henri (1083 young †),
  • Charles (1085 young †),
  • Eudes (1087 young †).

It does not seem that Berthe took share with the political life of the kingdom. In 1090, wearied his woman, Philippe makes it lock up in a monastery of Montreuil-sur-Mer, then repudiates it with the reason for a consanguinity and sends an embassy to the count Roger Ier of Sicily, planning to marry his/her Emma daughter. At this point in time Bertrade de Montfort, woman of Foulque Réchin, count d' Anjou, allured Philippe and married it, with the great scandal of Christendom. Berthe dies out in Montreuil the July 30th 1094, probably of sorrow, but perhaps poisoned.

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