Bertha de Bourgogne

• Preferred Name: Bertha de Bourgogne^{[1] [2] [3] [4] [5] [6] [7] [8] [9] [10] [11] [12] [13]}
  
• Alternate Name: Bertha von Burgund
  
• Alternate Name: Bertha de Bourgogne
  
• Alternate Name: Bertha de Burgundy
  
• Alternate Name: Bertha d'Arles
  
• Alternate Name: Bertha Princess of Burgundy
  
• Alternate Name: Berthe de Bourgogne
  
• Alternate Name: de Blois
  
• Alternate Name: Bertha Queen of France
  
• Gender: F
  
• http://familysearch.org/v1/TitleOfNobility: Queen consort of the FranksBET 996 AND 1000
  
• http://familysearch.org/v1/TitleOfNobility: Princess of Bourgogne with note: Most vital information and relationships match. Some details contain minor conflicts. ID numbers: 9WST-638 and MMKP-XJR.
  
• FSID: LDSH-S2T
  
• Death: 16 JAN 1016 in Seine, France at LATI: N8.85 LONG: E0.35 with note: Age of Faith chapter 19 pg 479-80
  
• Birth: 964
  
• Burial: in Blois, Loir-et-Cher, Centre-Val de Loire, France at LATI: N7.5939 LONG: E0.3281
  
• Notes:

  === Life Sketch ===
  Bertha of Burgundy (964-16 January 1010) was the daughter of Conrad the Peaceful, King of Burgundy and his wife Matilda, daughter of Louis IV, King of France and Gerberga of Saxony. She was named for her father's mother, Bertha of Swabia.
  
  She first married Odo I, Count of Blois in about 983. They had several children, including Odo II.
  
  After the death of her husband in 996, Bertha's second cousin Robert, co-King of France wished to marry her, in place of his repudiated first wife Rozala, who was many years his senior. The union was opposed by Robert's father, Hugh Capet, due to the potential political problem that could be caused by religious authorities due to their consanguinity. However, the marriage went ahead after Hugh's death in October 996, which left Robert as sole king.
  
  The closeness of Robert and Bertha by blood was such that Church authorities considered the marriage illegal since they had not received a dispensation, nor had they requested one. Accordingly, Pope Gregory V declared the pair excommunicated. This, and the lack of children (save one, who lived and died in 999), caused Robert to agree with Pope Silvester II to have the marriage annulled in 1000.
  
  Robert next married Constance of Arles while Bertha may have been the Bertha who married Arduin of Ivrea (Arduino d´Ivrea), King of Italy, Marquis of Ivrea.
  
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  Bertha of Burgundy (952, 964 or 967 – 1010, 16 January 1016, or 1035) was the daughter of Conrad the Peaceful, King of Burgundy and his wife Matilda, daughter of Louis IV, King of France and Gerberga of Saxony. She was named for her father's mother, Bertha of Swabia.
  
  She first married Odo I, Count of Blois in about 983. They had several children, including Odo II.
  
  After the death of her husband in 996, Bertha's cousin Robert, co-King of France wished to marry her, in place of his repudiated first wife Rozala, who was many years his senior. The union was opposed by Robert's father, Hugh Capet, due to the close relation of husband and wife. However, the marriage went ahead after Hugh's death in October 996, which left Robert as sole king.
  
  The closeness of Robert and Bertha by blood was such that Church authorities considered the marriage illegal. Accordingly, Pope Gregory V declared the pair excommunicate. This, and the lack of children (save one, who lived and died in 999), caused Robert to agree with Pope Silvester II to have the marriage annulled in 1000.
  
  Robert went on to marry Constance of Arles. Bertha remained unmarried.
  
  (Ref: Wikipedia)
  
  Bertha of Burgundy
  Bertha was the daughter of Conrad the Peaceful, King of Burgundy and his wife Matilda, daughter of Louis IV, King of France and Gerberga of Saxony. She was named for her father's mother, Bertha of Swa
  
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  Luitgarde of Vermandois (c. 914-February 9, 978) was a daughter of Herbert II of Vermandois and thus a sixth generation descendant of Charlemagne. She first married William I of Normandy, and followin
  
  BIO
  BIO: from http://fmg.ac/Projects/MedLands/BURGUNDY%20KINGS.htm#ConradIBurgundydied993B as of 1/16/2016
  
  BERTHE de Bourgogne ([964/965]-16 Jan after 1010). The Liber Modernorum Regum Francorum names
  
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  === Sources: Kraentzler 1173; A. Roots 133; ===
  Sources: Kraentzler 1173; A. Roots 133; RC 175. Roots: Bertha of Burgundy. AF confuses her with Bertha of Flanders. (RIN 4459 in system).
  
  === !SOURCE: ANCESTRAL ROOTS OF SIXTY COLON ===
  !SOURCE: ANCESTRAL ROOTS OF SIXTY COLONISTS WHO CAME TO NEW ENGLAND BETWEEN 1623 AND 1650, SIXTH ED 1988, PG 118 LINE 136 ITEM 20, PG 138 LINE 159 ITEM 20
  
  === Royal Ancestry ===
  “Royal Ancestry: A Study in Colonial & Medieval Families,” Douglas Richardson (2013):
  “ROBERT II nicknamed “the Pious,” King of France, 996-1031, born at Orléans about 970-974. He was named associate-king with his father in Dec. 987, and succeeded his father in 996. He married (1st) before 1 April 988 (date of charter) SUZANNE (or ROZALA) OF ITALY, widow of Arnulf (or Arnoul) II “the Young,” Marquis of Flanders, Lay-abbot of Saint-Bertin [died 23 (or 30) March 987-988] [see Appendix, Line B, Gen. 8], and daughter of Berengario (or Berenger) II, King of Italy, by Willa, daughter of Boson, Count of Arles [see Appendix, Line C, Gen. 6 below for her ancestry]. They had no issue. He repudiated the marriage in 991 or 992; she died 13 Dec. 1003, and was buried in the church of the Abbey of Saint-Pierre-au-Mont-Blandin in Gand. He married (2nd) in late 996 or early 997 BERTHA OF BURGUNDY, widow of Eudes I, Count of Blois and Chartres (died 12 March 995/6), and daughter of Conrad “le Pacifique,” King of Burgundy transjurane, by Mathilde (or Mahaut), daughter of Louis IV d'Outre-Mer, King of France. They had no issue. A decree against their union was issued by Pope Gregory V at the synod of Pavia in Feb. 997 on grounds of consanguinity; she died 16 January, after 1010). He married (3rd) after Sept. 1001 and before 25 August 1003 CONSTANCE OF PROVENCE, daughter of Guillaume II of Provence, Count of Arles, by Aelis (or Blanche), daughter of Foulques II “le Bon,” Count of Anjou. They had four sons, Hugues II Magnus, Henri (I) [King of France], Robert I [Duke of Burgundy], and Eudes, and two daughters, Hawise (or Advisa/Hadvida/Adelaide) (wife of Renaud, Count of Nevers and Auxerrre) and Adèle (wife of Baudouin V, Count/Marquis of Flanders). ROBERT II, King of France, died Château Melun (Seine-et-Marne) 20 July 1031, and was buried in the church of the Abbey of Saint-Denis. His widow, Queen Constance, died in Château Melun (Seine-et-Marne) 25 July 1032, and was buried in the church of the Abbey of Saint-Denis.
  Besly Histoire des Comtes de Poictou et Ducs de Guyenne (1647): 365, Preuves (Charter of Bourgueil dated Kal. Martij [1 March] 1028, in the "reign of King Robert in France and his kinsman, Guillaume in Aquitaine" [regnante R. Rotberto in Francia et ejus consobrino Guillelmo in Aquitania]). Anselme Hist. de la Maison Royale de France 6 (1730): 3-21 (sub Anjou). Recueil des Historiens des Gaules et de la France 15 (1808): 177 (Constance, Queen of France [Constantia Regina] identified as daughter of Blanche, Countess of Arles [Blanca Arelatensis Comitissa], sister of Geoffrey Grisegonelle [Gaufridus Grisgonellus] in letter of Bishop Ivo dated 1100). De Smet Recueil des Chroniques de Flandre 1 (1837): 536 (Chronicorum Flandriae sub A.D. 1002: "Susanna regina, uxor Roberti Francorum regis, obiit, et in Blandinio juxta Amulphum Juniorem, Flandriae comitem, suum priorem maritum, sepelitur. Haec prius dicebatur Rozala, cum esset uxor Arnulphi; post cujus obitum, accepto Roberto rege, Susanna dicta est"). Monumenta Germaniae Historica SS III (1839): 657 (Richeri Hist. Lib. III: "Robertus rex in Aquitania ob nepotem suum Wilelmum obsidione Hildebertum premit" [In 997 King Robert besieged Hildebert in Aquitaine for the sake of his kinsman [nepos] Guillaume V, Duke of Aquitaine]. Champollion-Figeac Documents historiques inédits tirés des collections manuscrites de la Bibliotheque Royale 2 (1843): 20 (Chronicon breve ab Origine Francorum usque ad Ann. 1137: "Duxit autem uxorem Constantiam, filiam Guillelmi comitis Arelatensis, natam de Blanca, sorore Gaufridi comitis Andegavensis; ex qua genuit 4 filios, Hugonem qui cognominatus est Magnus, Henricum, Robertum, Odonem."). Monumenta Germaniae Historica SS V (1844): 19 (Annales Elnonenses Minores sub A.D. [950-968]: "Arnulfus junior uxorem duxit filiam Beregeri regis Susannam"), 19 (Annales Elnonenses Minores sub A.D. 988: "Obiit Amulfus iunior."), 19 (Annales Elnonenses Minores sub A.D. 1003: "Obiit Susanna regina."), 19 (Annales Elnonenses Minores sub A.D. 1031: "Obiit Rotbertus rex."). Poinsignon Richeri historiarum quatuor libri: Histoire de Richer en quatre livres (1855): 469 ("Sur ces entrefaites, le roi Robert, qui était dans sa dix-neuvième année, dans la fleur de la jeunesse, répudia sa femme Susanne, d'origine italienne, parce qu'elle était trop vieille pour lui."), 503 ("Le roi Robert succède à son pere, et, avec le conseil des siens, épouse Berthe ...."). Lépinois & Merlet Cartulaire de Notre-Dame de Chartres 3 (1865): 23 (Chartularium B.M. Camutensis: "XVII Kalendas Februarii [16 January] - Obiit Berta, mater Odonis comitis"), 141 (Necrologium B.M. Carnutensis: "XIII Kalendas Augusti [20 July] - Obiit Rotbertus, rex"). Wauters Table Chronologique des Chartes et Diplômes Imprimis 1 (1866): 443 (charter of Queen Susanne and her son, Baudouin, dated 1003). Recueil des Historiens des Gaules et de la France 10 (1874): 365 (Ex Vita S. Bertulfi Abbatis Renticensis: "Post immaturam a Arnulfi Junions Marchionis mortem, cujus avus magnus exstitit Arnulfus, Balduinus filius ejus cum matte Rozala derelictus est parvulus. His enim est qui postea Prolixæ-barbæ dictus est Balduinus, cujus Principis Roberto Regi Francorum nupsit, et Susanna dicta, mutato nomine, Regina regnavit."), 569 (Monitum in Diplomata Roberti Regis: "Nondum certe Constantia Roberto nupserat mense Augusto anno 1001, quo Adalax seu Adalars Comitissa, ejus parens, Monti-majori prædia quædem in valle Ollieria seu Ollierta confert una cum filio suo Willelmo Comite et filia sua Constantia; quæ donatio facta est in mense Augusto, regnante Rodulfo Rege, Indictione XIV; quæ indictio a morte Conradi Regis patris Rodulfi primum occurrit anno 1001."). Recueil des Historiens des Gaules et de la France 11 (1876): 276 (Ex Continuatione Aimoni: "Anno MXXXI Incarn. Dom. obiit Robertus Rex, qui dum viveret, etc."). Academy 15 (1879): 458. Birch Cat. Seals in the British Museum 5 (1898): 114 (seal of King Robert dated c. A.D. 997 - Pointed oval: the king, half-length, full-face, crowned with an open coronet of three fleurs-de-lis, or fleurons, long beard; cloak fastened over the right shoulder, falling in regular plaits over the breast. The hands lifted up from the elbow; in the right hand a short sceptre, topped with a fleur-de-lis; in the left hand an orb. Legend: + ROTBERTVS GR[AC]IA DI FRANCORV REX. This is the earliest example of the occurence of the fleur-de-lis on the seals of the Sovereigns of France.). Molinier Obituaires de la Province de Sens 1(1) (Recueil des Historiens de la France, Obituaires 1) (1902): 267 (Abbaye de Saint-Germain-des-Prés: "XIII kal. Aug. [20 July] - Obiit Rotbertus, rex Francorum [1031]."), 267 (Abbaye de Saint-Germain-des-Pres: "XI kal. Aug. [22 July] - Obiit regina Constancia [1032]"), 322 (Abbaye de Saint-Denis: "XIII kal. Aug. [20 July] - Ob. Rotbertus, venerande memorie humillimus Francorum rex [1031]"), 348 (Prieuré d'Argenteuil: "VIII kal. Aug. [25 July] - Ob. Constancia regina [1032]"). Chaume Les Origins du Duché de Bourgogne 1 (1925): 536-537 (chart). Newman Catalogue des Actes de Robert II, Roi de France (1937). Strecker Die Lateinischen Dichter des Deutschen Mittelalters (Monumenta Germaniæ Historica: Die Ottonenzeit 5(1)) (1937): 299 (Memorial of Queen Susanna). Helgaud of Fleury Vie de Robert le Pieux: Epitoma Vitae Regis Rotberti pii 1 (1965). Schwennicke Europäische Stammtafeln 2 (1984): 11 (sub France), 59. Bouchard Sword, Miter, & Cloister (1987). Winter Descs. of Charlemagne (800-1400) (1987): IX.18 & X.77. Medieval Prosopography 11 (1990): 1-15. Van Kerrebrouck Les Capétians 987-1328 (2000): 55-64. Settipanni La Noblesse du Midi carolingien (2004): 317. Tanner Fams., Friends, & Allies (2004): 310 (France ped.).
  Children of King Robert II, by Constance of Provence:
  i. HENRI I, King of France [see next].
  ii. ADELE OF FRANCE, married BAUDOUIN V, Count/Marquis of Flanders [see Appendix, Line B, Gen. 10].”
  
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• m. OCT 996

• m. 983 in Bourgogne, France
• m. 983 in France

1. Odo Count of Blois II, b. 12 MAR 985 in Blois, Loir-Et-Cher, Centre-Val de Loire, France     d. 15 NOV 1037 in Bar-Le-Duc, Meuse, Lorraine, France
2. Agnes ou Aenor de BLOIS, b. ABT 989 in Thouars, Deux-Sevres, Poitou-Charentes, France     d. AFT 1054 in Thouars, Deux-Sevres, Poitou-Charentes, France
3. Helwise de Blois, b. 980 in Loir-et-Cher, Orleanois Centre, France     d. 1022 in Brozes, Eure, Haute-Normandie, France

1. Title: Thibaut II and Eudes I de Blois, Comtes de Blois, in the Foundation for Medieval Genealogy
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2. Title: Stirnet
   Publication: Name: http://www.stirnet.com/genie/data/continent/bb/blois1.php;
   
3. Title: Conrad, King of Burgundy, in the Foundation for Medieval Genealogy ~https://fmg.ac/Projects/MedLands/BURGUNDY%20KINGS.htm#ConradIBurgundydied993 [See document in the Memories section]
   Publication: Name: https://fmg.ac/Projects/MedLands/BURGUNDY%20KINGS.htm#ConradIBurgundydied993;
   Note: Conrad, King of Burgundy, in the Foundation for Medieval Genealogy ~https://fmg.ac/Projects/MedLands/BURGUNDY%20KINGS.htm#ConradIBurgundydied993 [See document in the Memories section]
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5. Title: Project MedLand copyrighted Charles Cawley
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6. Title: Robert II, King of France, in the Foundation for Medieval Genealogy [See document in the Memories section]
   Publication: Name: https://fmg.ac/Projects/MedLands/CAPET.htm#RobertIIdied1031A;
   Note: ROBERT de France, son of HUGUES “Capet” King of France & his wife Adelais [de Poitou] (Orléans ([27 Mar] 972-Château de Melun 20 Jul 1031, bur église de l'Abbaye royale de Saint-Denis). The Genealogiæ Scriptoris Fusniacensis names "Robertum regem et filiam Hadevidem…comitissam Hainonensium" as the children of King Hugues[177]. He was invested as associate-king with his father 25 Dec 987, consecrated 1 Apr 988 at the cathedral of Sainte-Croix in Orléans[178]. He succeeded his father in 996 as ROBERT II "le Pieux"[179] King of France. He claimed the duchy of Burgundy on the death of his paternal uncle Duke Henri in 1002, but took 12 years to complete its conquest in the face of opposition from Otto-Guillaume Comte de Mâcon[180]. After the death of Emperor Heinrich II in 1024, King Robert supported the rebels (led by Frédéric II Duke of Upper Lotharingia) opposed to King Konrad II but he refused the crown of Italy which they offered to him. Robert nevertheless sent troops to attack Metz, but was repulsed[181]. The Chronicle of Alberic de Trois-Fontaines records the death in 1031 of "rex Francorum Robertus"[182]. Rodolfus Glaber records the death of King Robert at Melun in July and his place of burial[183]. The necrology of Chartres cathedral records the death "XII Kal Aug" of "Rotbertus rex"[184]. The necrology of the abbey of Saint-Denis records the death "XIII Kal Aug" of "Rotbertus…Francorum rex"[185]. m firstly (988, before 1 Apr, repudiated [991/92]) as her second husband, ROZALA [Suzanne] di Ivrea, widow of ARNOUL II “le Jeune” Count of Flanders, daughter of BERENGARIO II ex-King of Italy [Ivrea] & his wife Willa of Tuscany-Arles ([950/960]-13 Dec 1003 or 7 Feb 1004, bur Gent, church of the Abbey de Saint-Pierre du Mont-Blandin). Regino records that two of the daughters (unnamed) of ex-King Berengario were brought up in the imperial palace by the empress after being brought to Germany[186]. One of these two daughters was presumably Rozala, bearing in mind that the emperor arranged her marriage. The Genealogica Comitum Flandriæ Bertiniana names "filiam Berengeri regis Langobardorum, Ruzelam quæ et Susanna" as wife of Comte Arnoul[187]. The Annales Elnonenses Minores record the marriage [undated between 950 and 968] of "Arnulfus iunior" and "filiam Beregeri regis Susannam"[188]. Her marriage was presumably arranged by Emperor Otto to increase his influence in Flanders at a time when Lothaire IV King of the West Franks was asserting his own control over the county. According to Nicholas, Count Arnoul II married Rozala di Ivrea when he reached the age of majority in 976[189], but the source on which this is based has not been located. "Baldwinus marchysus cum matre sua Susanna" donated "villam Aflingehem…jacentem in pago Tornacinse" to Saint-Pierre de Gand, after the death of "Arnulfi marchysi", by charter dated 1 Apr 988, signed by "…Waldberto advocato, Theoderico comite, Arnulfo comite, Artoldo comite, Baldwino comite, item Arnulfo comite…"[190]. The Vita Sancti Bertulfi names "Rozala filia…Berengarii Regis Italiæ", specifying that "post mortem Arnulfi [Balduini filius] principis, Roberto Regi Francorum nupsit et Susanna dicta"[191]. Kerrebrouck, presumably basing his supposition on this passage from the Vita Sancti Bertulfi, says that she adopted the name Suzanne on her second marriage[192], but the sources quoted above show that she was referred to by this name earlier. Hugues "Capet" King of France arranged her second marriage to his son and heir, apparently as a reward for Flemish help when he seized power in 987[193]. She was given Montreuil-sur-Mer by the county of Flanders as her dowry on her second marriage. Richer records that King Robert repudiated his wife "Susannam…genere Italicam eo quod anus esset" but refused to allow her to retake her castle at Montreuil, whereupon she constructed another nearby[194]. She returned to Flanders after she was repudiated by her second husband, and became one of the principal advisers of her son Count Baldwin IV. France retained Montreuil-sur-Mer. "Susanna regina cum filio suo Baldwino" donated "alodem suum…Atingehem…et in Testereph" to Saint-Pierre de Gand, for the soul of "filie sue Mathildis", by charter dated 26 Jun 995[195]. "Susanna regina…cum filio suo Baldwino" donated "alodem suum…in pago Flandrensi…in Holtawa…in Fresnere…in Clemeskirca…in Jatbeka…in Sclefteta…" to Saint-Pierre de Gand by charter dated 1 Jun 1003[196]. The Annales Elnonenses Minores records the death in 1003 of "Susanna regina"[197]. The Memorial of "regina Susanna" records her death "VII Feb"[198]. m secondly ([late 996/early 997], divorced Sep 1001) BERTHE of Burgundy, widow of EUDES I Comte de Blois et de Chartres, daughter of CONRAD I “le Pacifique” King of Burgundy [Welf] & his wife Mathilde de France [Carolingian] ([964/965]-16 Jan after 1010). The Liber Modernorum Regum Francorum names "Berta filia Conradi regis Burgundiæ" as wife of "Odone comite Carnotensium"[199]. This origin is corroborated by Rodulfus Glauber who names "Odo natus ex filia Chuonradi regis Austrasiorum, Berta nomine"[200]. “Odo comes” restored “villam...Culturas” to Marmoutier, for the souls of “...domini Hugonis archiepiscopi, cujus ibi corpus...jacet”, by charter dated to [986], subscribed by “Berte comitissæ uxoris eius, majoris filii eius Teutboldi, filii eius Odonis adhuc in cunabulo”[201]. Richer records that King Robert married "Berta Odonis uxor"[202]. “Berta...regina cum filiis meis Tetbaldo...episcopo nec non Odoni comitis” donated tonlieu over boats at Blois to Marmoutier by undated charter[203]. Pope Gregory V called on King Robert to repudiate his wife in 998 on grounds of consanguinity. The request was repeated in 1001 by the court of Rome. Robert at first refused and the kingdom of France was excommunicated[204]. "Bertæ reginæ, Odonis comitis filii eius…" subscribed the charter dated 1004 under which "Gislebertus prepositus" recorded a donation[205]. The king, in reaction to the 1108 assassination of his favourite Hugues de Beauvais who had served Queen Berthe, visited Rome in 1008 in an unsuccessful attempt to divorce his third wife in order to take back Berthe[206]. "Odonis comitis, Ermengardis uxoris eius, Bertæ reginæ…" subscribed the charter dated after 1005 under which "comitem Odonem" donated property "in comitatu Dunensi…Boscus Medius" to "Sancti Petri"[207]. The necrology of Chartres cathedral records the death "XVII Kal Feb" of "Berta mater Odonis comitis"[208]. m thirdly (after Sep 1001 before 25 Aug 1003) CONSTANCE d'Arles, daughter of GUILLAUME II “le Libérateur” Comte d’Arles [Provence] et Marquis & his second wife Adelais [Blanche] d’Anjou ([987/89]-Château de Melun 22 or 25 Jul 1032, bur église de l'Abbaye royale de Saint-Denis). The Historia Francorum names "Constantiam, filiam Guillelmi comitis Arelatensis, natam de Blanca sorore Gaufridi comitis Andegavensis" as wife of King Robert[209]. The Chronicle of Alberic de Trois-Fontaines also names "Constantia filia fuit Blanche comitisse Arelatensis" as wife of "Robertus rex"[210]. The Chronicon Hugonis names "Constantiam" as wife of "Robertus", specifying that she was "cognatam Hugonis Autisiodorensis episcopi comitis Cabilonensis"[211]. This is presumably based on Rodulfus Glaber who states incorrectly that "Constantiam…filiam…prioris Willemi Aquitanie ducis" was wife of King Robert II, specifying that she was "cognatam" of Hugues Comte de Chalon Bishop of Auxerre[212]. The only relationship so far identified between the two is that Constance's maternal uncle, Geoffroy I Comte d'Anjou, was the second husband of the mother of Comte Hugues. Rodulfus Glauber dates her marriage to "about the year 1000"[213]. The king attempted to separate from Constance in 1008 in order to take back his second wife, according to Rodulfus Glaber through the influence of "Hugo dictus Beluacensis"[214], but he restored Constance's royal prerogatives end-1009[215]. She opposed her husband's proposal to crown their second son Henri as associate king in 1026, supporting the candidature of her third son Robert[216]. She organised two revolts against King Robert, and another against her son King Henri I after his accession in 1031[217]. Rodolfus Glaber records the death of Queen Constance in the same city as her husband [Melun] and in the same month [July] in the following year, as well as her place of burial[218]. The necrology of the abbey of Saint-Germain-des-Prés records the dea th "XI Kal Aug" of "regina Constancia"[219]. The necrology of Argenteuil Priory records the death "VIII Kal Aug" of "Constancia regina"[220]. King Robert & his third wife had [seven] children: 1. [CONSTANCE . There is no proof that Constance, wife of Manassès de Dammartin, was the daughter of King Robert II, the affiliation being proposed for onomastic reasons only[221]. 2. HEDWIGE [Avoie] de France ([1003]-5 Jun after 1063). 3. HUGUES de France (1007-28 Aug 1025, bur Compiègne, church of the Abbaye de Saint-Corneille). 4. HENRI de France ([end 1009/May 1010]-Palais de Vitry-aux-Loges, forêt d’Orléans, Loiret 4 Aug 1060, bur église de l'Abbaye royale de Saint-Denis). 5. ROBERT de France ([1011/12]-church of Fleury-sur-Ouche, Côte d’Or 18 Mar 1076, bur Saint-Seine-l'Abbaye, Côte d’Or). 6. EUDES de France ([1013]-Germigny-des-Prés, near Sully, Loiret 15 May [1057/59]). 7. ADELA de France (-Messines 8 Jan 1079, bur Messines, Benedictine monastery).
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7. Title: Foundation for Medieval Genealogy -Conrad I of Burgundy
   Publication: Name: https://fmg.ac/Projects/MedLands/BURGUNDY%20KINGS.htm#ConradIBurgundydied993B;
   Note: CONRAD, son of RUDOLF II King of Upper Burgundy & his wife Berta of Swabia ([922/25]-Vienne 19 Oct 993, bur Vienne, cathédrale Saint-Maurice). He is named "Chuonradus rex filio Rodulfi" in his charter dated 23 Apr 943[156]. He succeeded his father in 937 as CONRAD I "le Pacifique" King of Burgundy. “Chunradus...rex” confirmed that “Hugo comes consanguineus noster” donated “Tusciaco villa, in pago Lugdunense" to Cluny by charter dated 23 Apr 943 (“anno sexto regnante domno Chuonrado rege filio Rodulfi”)[157]. The Aymari Rivalli De Allobrogibus records the death "XIV Kal Nov" of "regis Conradi" and his burial at Vienne[158]. m firstly ([950/55?]) ADELA, daughter of --- ([935/40?]-[23 Mar 963/[964]). "Chuonradus rex" donated “Crottas” to Cluny, for the souls of “nostræ...Adelane...reginæ et infantum nostrorum”, dated 23 Mar 963[159]. The wording of this charter suggests that Adela was alive at that date, but she must have died soon afterwards considering the likely date of her husband’s second marriage. Her absence from her husband’s charter dated 8 Apr 962[160] suggests her marriage after that date, but that is impossible considering that likely birth date of her daughter Gisela. Adela’s birth date range is estimated based on Gisela’s estimated birth date range. Her origin is not known. Carutti names her “figlia di uno dei grandi del regno” (no source cited)[161]. Jackman suggests that she was the sister of "Konrad Duke of Alsace"[162]. m secondly ([964]) MATHILDE de France, daughter of LOUIS IV "d'Outremer" King of the Franks & his wife Gerberga of Germany (end-943-26/27 Jan [981/992], bur Vienne, cathédrale Saint-Maurice). The Chronicle of Alberic de Trois-Fontaines records the marriage of "rex Francorum Lotharius…sororem suam Mathildem" and "Conradus rex Burgundie"[163]. "Mathilde et Alberada" are named as daughters of "Gerberga" in the Continuator of Flodoard, which specifies that Mathilde was mother of "Rodulfus rex et Mathildis soror eius"[164]. Her brother, Lothaire King of the West Franks, arranged this marriage to strengthen his position in south-eastern France. Her dowry consisted of the counties of Lyon and Vienne[165]. The Aymari Rivalli De Allobrogibus records the death "VI Kal Dec" of "Mathildis uxor regis Conradi" and her burial at Vienne[166]. Mistress (1): ([965/70]) ALDIUD, wife of ANSELM, daughter of ---. The identity of King Conrad´s mistress is ascertained as follows. Firstly, as noted below, the Chronicon Hugonis names the king´s illegitimate son, archbishop of Lyon, as "Burchardus, Rodulfi regis frater, Conradi ex concubina filius"[167]. Secondly, Burchard´s mother´s name is confirmed as Aldiud by a charter dated 14 Feb 1005, which records that her son "Burchardum Lugdunensem archiepiscopum" donated property "in loco Oponlongis infra comitatum Ottingen" which he had "ex patre matris suæ Aldiud quod rex Chuonradus ei præbuit" to Anselm Bishop of Aosta[168]. Thirdly, the name of the father of Anselm Bishop of Aosta is confirmed as Anselm in the charter of Rudolf III King of Burgundy for Romainmotier dated [1001/02], which was witnessed by "…Anselmus episcopus Augustensis…Anselmus pater Anselmi episcopi…"[169]. Fourthly, a charter dated 1 Nov 1002, noted by Rivaz in his compiled index of Burgundian charters, confirms that Anselm Bishop of Aosta and Burchard Archbishop of Lyon were brothers: "Burchard archévêque de Lyon et abbé de Saint-Maurice" granted property "dans les comtés de Valais et de Vaud" to "Gauslin", with the consent of "Anselme son frère évêque d'Aoste et prévôt de ladite abbaye"[170]. Fifthly, Anselm and Aldiud were also parents of Burchard Archbishop of Vienne and Udalrich his advocatus, as shown by a charter dated 19 Aug [1019] of "Burchardus sancta Viennensis archiepiscopus et Udolricus frater meus et advocatus meus" which granted property "in pago Genevensi…in villa Marischa…a circio Lemani lacus" made "pro remedio animarum…genitore nostro Anselmo sive pro genetrice nostra Aaldui"[171]. The conclusion therefore is that the only way in which Burchard Archbishop of Lyon could have been the brother of the three brothers Anselm, Burchard and Odalric is if they shared the same mother, who gave birth to them by different fathers. Aldiud´s relationship with the early counts of Savoy is indicated by Rodolfus Glauber who describes Burchard, son of Count Humbert "aux Blanches Mains", as nepos of Aldiud's illegitimate son[172]. This relationship is explained by Count Humbert's wife being the legitimate daughter of Anselm and Aldiud. The Chronicon Hugonis specifies that Burchard was appointed archbishop (dated to 978) when still a child[173]. This presumably dates Aldiud´s relationship to the King Conrad to [965/70], which was probably before she married Anselm. King Conrad I & his first wife, Adela, had two [or more] children: 1. GISELA ([955/60]-21 Jul 1007). 2. CONRAD [Cuono/Cuno] (-after 10 Aug 966, maybe after 17 Apr 967). 3. [one or more other children . His/her/their existence is confirmed by the charter dated 23 Mar 963 under which [their father] "Chuonradus rex" donated “Crottas” to Cluny, for the souls of “nostræ...Adelane...reginæ et infantum nostrorum”[190]. It is not known whether there were more children than Gisela and Conrad/Cuono.] King Conrad I & his second wife had four children: 4. MATHILDE . 5. BERTHE de Bourgogne ([964/965]-16 Jan after 1010) 6. GERBERGA (-7 Jul 1018) 7. RUDOLF (-5/6 Sep 1032, bur Lausanne Cathedral). King Conrad I had one illegitimate son by Mistress (1): 8. BURCHARD ([965/70]-22 Jun 1030 or 1031).
   Page: Conrad, King of Burgundy, in the Foundation for Medieval Genealogy ~https://fmg.ac/Projects/MedLands/BURGUNDY%20KINGS.htm#ConradIBurgundydied993B [See document in the Memories section]
   
8. Title: Berthe de Bourgogne (964-1010), Medieval Lands
   Publication: Name: http://fmg.ac/Projects/MedLands/BURGUNDY%20KINGS.htm#BertheM1EudesIBloisM2RobertIIFrance;
   Note: BERTHE de Bourgogne ([964/965]-16 Jan after 1010). The Liber Modernorum Regum Francorum names "Berta filia Conradi regis Burgundiæ" as wife of "Odone comite Carnotensium"[194]. “Odo comes” restored “villam...Culturas” to Marmoutier, for the souls of “...domini Hugonis archiepiscopi, cujus ibi corpus...jacet”, by charter dated to [986], subscribed by “Berte comitissæ uxoris eius, majoris filii eius Teutboldi, filii eius Odonis adhuc in cunabulo”[195]. Richer records that King Robert married "Berta Odonis uxor"[196]. Rodulfus Glauber names "Odo natus ex filia Chuonradi regis Austrasiorum, Berta nomine"[197]. "Hugonis ducis, Odonis comitis, Hugonis sanctæ Bituricensis archipræsulis, Letgardis comitissæ, Bertæ comitissæ, Gauzfridi vicecomitis…" subscribed the charter dated 985 under which "Robertus" donated property to "Sancti Petri Carnotensis", on the advice of "Odonem, simul cum sua matre Ledgarde, pariterque dominam meam Bertam, ipsius æque coniugem"[198]. “Berta...regina cum filiis meis Tetbaldo...episcopo nec non Odoni comitis” donated tonlieu over boats at Blois to Marmoutier by undated charter[199]. Pope Gregory V called on King Robert to repudiate his wife in 998 on grounds of consanguinity. The request was repeated in 1001 by the court of Rome, Robert at first refused and the kingdom of France was excommunicated[200]. "Bertæ reginæ, Odonis comitis filii eius…" subscribed the charter dated 1004 under which "Gislebertus prepositus" recorded a donation[201]. The king, in reaction to the 1108 assassination of his favourite Hugues de Beauvais who had served Queen Berthe, visited Rome in 1008 in an unsuccessful attempt to divorce his third wife in order to take back Berthe[202]. "Odonis comitis, Ermengardis uxoris eius, Bertæ reginæ…" subscribed the charter dated after 1005 under which "comitem Odonem" donated property "in comitatu Dunensi…Boscus Medius" to "Sancti Petri"[203]. The necrology of Chartres cathedral records the death "XVII Kal Feb" of "Berta mater Odonis comitis"[204]. m firstly ([978/80]) EUDES I Comte de Blois, son of THIBAUT I "le Tricheur" Comte de Blois & his wife Luitgardis de Vermandois (-995). m secondly ([late 996/early 997], divorced Sep 1001) as his second wife, ROBERT II King of France, son of HUGUES Capet King of France & his wife Adelais d’Aquitaine (Orléans ([27 Mar] 972-Château de Melun 20 Jul 1031, bur église de l'Abbaye royale de Saint-Denis).
   
9. Title: Bertha of Burgundy, Find a grave
   Author: Bertha of Burgundy 16 Jan 1010
   Publication: Name: https://www.findagrave.com/memorial/150307932/bertha-of_burgundy;
   Note: Bertha of Burgundy BIRTH 952/967 DEATH 16 Jan 1010 BURIAL Burial Details Unknown. Specifically: unknown MEMORIAL ID 150307932 Bertha was the daughter of Conrad the Peaceful, King of Burgundy and his wife Matilda, daughter of Louis IV, King of France and Gerberga of Saxony. She first married Odo I, Count of Blois in about 983. After the death of her husband in 996, Bertha's cousin Robert, co-King of France wished to marry her, the marriage went ahead after Hugh's death in October 996, which left Robert as sole king.
   
10. Title: Bertha of Burgundy, "Find A Grave Index"
    Author: "Find A Grave Index," database, FamilySearch (https://www.familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:Q295-2FW6 : 25 May 2022), Bertha of Burgundy, ; Burial, , ; citing record ID 150307932, Find a Grave, http://www.findagrave.com.
    Publication: Name: https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:Q295-2FW6;
    
11. Title: Legacy NFS Source: *Bertha of Burgundy -
    Author: Royalty for Commoners, 2nd Ed; Roderick W Stuart {1988}, Page number: 230-34
    Note: Source Media Type: Book
    Page: Migrated from user-supplied source citation: urn:familysearch:source:2736742394
    
12. Title: Legacy NFS Source: *Bertha of Burgundy -
    Author: The Plantagenet Ancestry, by William Henry Turton {1968}, Page number: 141
    Note: Source Media Type: Book
    Page: Migrated from user-supplied source citation: urn:familysearch:source:2736742370
    
13. Title: Bertha of Burgundy (964 – 1010), Wikipedia
    Publication: Name: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Bertha_of_Burgundy;
    Note: Bertha of Burgundy (964 – 16 January 1010) was Queen of the Franks as the second wife of King Robert II. Bertha was the daughter of King Conrad of Burgundy and his wife Matilda, daughter of King Louis IV of France and Gerberga of Saxony. She first married Count Odo I of Blois in about 983. They had several children, including Theobald II and Odo II. After the death of her husband in 996, Bertha's second cousin Robert, the eldest son of King Hugh Capet of France, wished to marry her. He had recently repudiated his first wife, Susanna, who was many years his senior. Pope Gregory V and his successor Pope Sylvester II pronounced anathemas against Robert for his "incestuous" marriage and the pair were forced to separate. Queen consort of the Franks (996–1000)