Queen of Kent Saint Berthe 'Aldeberge' de Heristal

Queen of Kent Saint Berthe 'Aldeberge' de Heristal

Female Abt 539 - 612  (73 years)

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  • Name Saint Berthe 'Aldeberge' de Heristal  [1, 2
    Title Queen of Kent 
    Birth Abt 539  Herstal, Liege, Belgium Find all individuals with events at this location  [2
    • (formerly Neustria or Austrasia)
    Gender Female 
    Kinfolk of Note Direct Ancestor of Retha Zulma Gott and Cecil Lamar Moon 
    Name Bertha of Kent 
    Ordained No feast day has been given to St. Bertha of Kent (Saint Aldeberge), but she has been venerated since her death  [3
    Religion She married Ethelbert of Kent, a pagan king, and she brought her chaplain, Luidhard, to the court. 
    Death 612  Canterbury, Kent, England Find all individuals with events at this location 
    Person ID I11004  A Tree Called Smith
    Last Modified 2 Mar 2023 

    Family King of Kent Saint Aethelbert of Kent, I,   b. Abt 535, Kent, England Find all individuals with events at this locationd. 24 Feb 615, Kent, England Find all individuals with events at this location (Age 80 years) 
    Marriage Bef 565 
    Children 
     1. Governor of Aquitaine de Tongres Arnoldus de Metz,   b. 560, Aquitaine, France Find all individuals with events at this locationd. Abt 611 (Age 51 years)  [natural]
     2. Clothilde de Heristal,   b. Abt 585, Herstal, Liege, Belgium Find all individuals with events at this locationd. 23 Oct 640, Tréves, Gard, Languedoc-Roussillon, France Find all individuals with events at this location (Age 55 years)  [natural]
    Family ID F3958  Group Sheet  |  Family Chart
    Last Modified 2 Mar 2023 

  • Event Map
    Link to Google MapsBirth - Abt 539 - Herstal, Liege, Belgium Link to Google Earth
    Link to Google MapsDeath - 612 - Canterbury, Kent, England Link to Google Earth
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  • Places
    Statue of Queen Bertha of Kent
    Statue of Queen Bertha of Kent

  • Sources 
    1. [S4] Ancestry Family Trees, (Name: Online publication - Provo, UT, USA: Ancestry.com. Original data: Family Tree files submitted by Ancestry members.;), Ancestry Family Trees.

    2. [S4] Ancestry Family Trees, (Name: Online publication - Provo, UT, USA: Ancestry.com. Original data: Family Tree files submitted by Ancestry members.;), Database online.

    3. [S454] Saints, Saint Bertha.
      The first Christian queen of England, a Frankish princess. She married Ethelbert of Kent, a pagan king, and she brought her chaplain, Luidhard, to the court. Ethelbert welcomed St. Augustine to Kent in 596 . No feast day has been given to Bertha, but she has been venerated since her death.
      http://www.catholic.org/saints/saint.php?saint_id=1767