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Source: Find a Grave: Berthe de Laon

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Titre	Find a Grave: Berthe de Laon

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BERTRADA de Laon Königin der Franken (Laon, die Jungere Konigin der Franken)

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Berthe de Laon BIRTH 726 Laon, Departement de l'Aisne, Picardie, France DEATH 12 Jun 783 (aged 56–57) Choisy-au-Bac, Departement de l'Oise, Picardie, France BURIAL Saint Denis Basilique Saint-Denis, Departement de Seine-Saint-Denis, Île-de-France, France MEMORIAL ID 21069 · Frankish Queen. The daughter of Count Charibert de Laon and Gisele of Aquitaine, she was well educated and spoke Latin. She met Pippin in 741 and they fell in love, but he was already married to Princess Leutburga with whom he had five children. Another obstacle to their marriage was their close blood relationship. She lived by his side as his mistress for several years. After she gave birth to their first child, Charlemagne around 743, he convinced Leutburga to separate and retire to the monastery of Lorsch. Pippin married Berthe probably in 749. Pippin had succeeded his father Charles Martel as majordomos in 741 and ousted King Childeric III. from power in 751 and sent him also to a monastery. In the same year she gave birth to a second son, Carloman. Afew months later the nobles of the kingdom elected him as King and soon after that he went to Narbonne to fight against the Saracen. She accompanied him on this and other campaigns. In later years the marriage became much cooler and they nearly separated. Only the intervention of the Pope prevented that. After Pippin's death in 768 she became more involved in the politics in her son's kingdoms. She mediated between Charles and his brother and they stopped fighting with each other. In 770 she traveled to Bavaria where she met her nephew Duke Tassilo. She lived for several years at Charles' court at Aachen. She later moved to the Abbey of Choisy sur Aisne where she spend the last decade of her life. It's not sure that she is buried in St. Denis as some sayshe might be buried in the Val de Meuse. Bio by: Lutetia Family Members Parents Photo Charibert de Laon 690–747 Photo Gisele d'Aquitaine Spouse Photo Pepin of the Franks 714–768 Siblings V de Laon d'Herstal Gerberge de Laon 730 – unknown Children Bertbelle Martel de Vere Chrothias Carolingian Adelais Carolingian Photo Charlemagne 742–814 Photo Carloman I 751–771

Berthe de Laon
BIRTH 726
Laon, Departement de l'Aisne, Picardie, France
DEATH 12 Jun 783 (aged 56–57)
Choisy-au-Bac, Departement de l'Oise, Picardie, France
BURIAL
Saint Denis Basilique
Saint-Denis, Departement de Seine-Saint-Denis, Île-de-France, France
MEMORIAL ID 21069 ·

Frankish Queen. The daughter of Count Charibert de Laon and Gisele of Aquitaine, she was well educated and spoke Latin. She met Pippin in 741 and they fell in love, but he was already married to Princess Leutburga with whom he had five children. Another obstacle to their marriage was their close blood relationship. She lived by his side as his mistress for several years. After she gave birth to their first child, Charlemagne around 743, he convinced Leutburga to separate and retire to the monastery of Lorsch. Pippin married Berthe probably in 749. Pippin had succeeded his father Charles Martel as majordomos in 741 and ousted King Childeric III. from power in 751 and sent him also to a monastery. In the same year she gave birth to a second son, Carloman. Afew months later the nobles of the kingdom elected him as King and soon after that he went to Narbonne to fight against the Saracen. She accompanied him on this and other campaigns. In later years the marriage became much cooler and they nearly separated. Only the intervention of the Pope prevented that. After Pippin's death in 768 she became more involved in the politics in her son's kingdoms. She mediated between Charles and his brother and they stopped fighting with each other. In 770 she traveled to Bavaria where she met her nephew Duke Tassilo. She lived for several years at Charles' court at Aachen. She later moved to the Abbey of Choisy sur Aisne where she spend the last decade of her life. It's not sure that she is buried in St. Denis as some sayshe might be buried in the Val de Meuse.

Bio by: Lutetia

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Charibert de Laon
690–747

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Gisele d'Aquitaine

Spouse
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Pepin of the Franks
714–768

Siblings
V de Laon d'Herstal

Gerberge de Laon
730 – unknown

Children
Bertbelle Martel de Vere

Chrothias Carolingian

Adelais Carolingian

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Charlemagne
742–814

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Carloman I
751–771