Bertha of Burgundy

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Bertha of Burgundy was a French noblewoman and queen consort, known for her controversial marriage to King Robert II of France, which was opposed by the Church due to close kinship.

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Label Occurrences
Bertha of Burgundy canonical 5

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Statements (45)

Predicate Object
instanceOf French noblewoman ⓘ
human ⓘ
queen consort ⓘ
associatedWith Capetian dynasty ⓘ
County of Blois ⓘ
birthDate c. 964 ⓘ
canonLawConflict consanguinity with Robert II of France ⓘ
child Agnes of Blois ⓘ
Odo II, Count of Blois ⓘ
linked to: Odo II of Blois

Theobald II, Count of Blois ⓘ
countryOfCitizenship Kingdom of France ⓘ
deathDate c. 1010 ⓘ
familyName of Burgundy ⓘ
father Conrad of Burgundy ⓘ
givenName Bertha ⓘ
hasCauseOfDeath unknown ⓘ
historicalRegion Burgundy ⓘ
historicalSignificance central figure in early Capetian marital politics ⓘ
marriageType controversial dynastic marriage ⓘ
mother Matilda of France ⓘ
motherTongue Old French ⓘ
nativeLanguage Old French ⓘ
nobleFamily Burgundy ⓘ
linked to: Bourgogne region
nobleRank countess ⓘ
queen ⓘ
notableEvent annulment proceedings of her marriage to Robert II of France ⓘ
notableWork marriage to Robert II of France ⓘ
opposedBy Pope Gregory V ⓘ
Pope Sylvester II ⓘ
placeOfBirth Kingdom of Burgundy ⓘ
placeOfDeath Kingdom of France ⓘ
positionHeld Countess of Blois ⓘ
Queen consort of the Franks ⓘ
relative Hugh Capet ⓘ
Robert II of France ⓘ
religion Catholic Church ⓘ
linked to: Roman Catholicism
residence Blois ⓘ
French royal court ⓘ
saidToBeTheSameAs Berthe de Bourgogne ⓘ
sexOrGender female ⓘ
sibling Rudolf III of Burgundy ⓘ
spouse Odo I, Count of Blois ⓘ
linked to: Odo I of Blois

Robert II of France ⓘ
timePeriod 10th century ⓘ
early 11th century ⓘ

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Referenced by (5)

Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.

Robert II of France → spouse → Bertha of Burgundy ⓘ
King Conrad of Burgundy → child → Bertha of Burgundy ⓘ
Odo I of Blois → spouse → Bertha of Burgundy ⓘ
Odo II of Blois → mother → Bertha of Burgundy ⓘ
Robert the Pious → spouse → Bertha of Burgundy ⓘ