BOURGOGNE Berthe

Female Abt 0964 - Aft 1010  (> 46 years)

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  • Name BOURGOGNE Berthe 
    Birth Abt 0964  Bourgogne, France Find all individuals with events at this location 
    Gender Female 
    Death Aft 16 Jan 1010  Blois, comté de Blois, France Find all individuals with events at this location 
    Notes 
    • 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)

      Marriage
      Husband: Odo I 'Eudes', Comte de Blois
      Wife: Bertha Arles, 'Queen Consort of the Franks' de Burgundy
      Child: Odo Eudes II Blois
      Child: Theobald II de Blois
      Child: Aenor de Blois
      Child: Robert de Blois
      Child: Thierry de Blois
      Child: Gisela of Burgundy
      Child: Berte de Blois
      Child: Heloise de Blois
      Marriage:
      Date: 983 1st husband
      Place: Blois, Loir-et-Cher, Centre, France, Bourgogne, France
      Research notes
      All wikis say she died Jan 16, 1010. Medieval Lands says 16 January, AFTER 1010[1]. Fixed death date to After 16 Jan 1010. Rassinot-1 06:29, 21 April 2018 (UTC)

      Sources
      ↑ Berthe de Bourgogne, Cawley, Charles. Medieval Lands: A Prosopography of Medieval European Noble and Royal Families. Burgundy Kings, chap. 2 Kings of Upper Burgundy (Welf) (accessed Apr 2018).
      See also:

      Douglas Richardson, Royal Ancestry, III: 16.
      Wikipedia
      https://www.ancestry.com/family-tree/person/tree/21525863/person/1552904364/facts
    Person ID I59973  Freeman-Smith
    Last Modified 27 Jan 2026 

    Father BOURGOGNE Konrad,   b. Abt 0925, Arles, Bouches Du Rhone, France Find all individuals with events at this locationd. 19 Oct 0993, Vienne Find all individuals with events at this location (Age 68 years) 
    Relationship natural 
    Mother CAROLINGIAN Mathilde,   b. Abt 0943, France Find all individuals with events at this locationd. 27 Jan 0992, Bourgogne, France Find all individuals with events at this location (Age 49 years) 
    Relationship natural 
    Marriage 0964  Arles, Bouches Du Rhone, France Find all individuals with events at this location 
    Family ID F26058  Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

    Family BLOIS Eudes,   b. Abt 0950, Blois, Loir-et-Cher, Centre, France Find all individuals with events at this locationd. 12 Mar 0996, Marmontier, Indre Et Loire, Touraine, France Find all individuals with events at this location (Age 46 years) 
    Marriage Blois, Loir-et-Cher, Centre, France, Bourgogne, France Find all individuals with events at this location 
    Children 
     1. BLOIS Eudes,   b. Abt 0983, Blois, France Find all individuals with events at this locationd. 15 Nov 1037, Bar-le-Duc, Lorraine, France Find all individuals with events at this location (Age 54 years)  [Father: natural]  [Mother: natural]
    Family ID F26626  Group Sheet  |  Family Chart
    Last Modified 27 Jan 2026 


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