Queen of Kent Saint Berthe 'Aldeberge' de Heristal
Abt 539 - 612 (73 years)-
Name Saint Berthe 'Aldeberge' de Heristal [1, 2] Title Queen of Kent Birth Abt 539 Herstal, Liege, Belgium [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 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 d. 24 Feb 615, Kent, England (Age 80 years) Marriage Bef 565 Children 1. Governor of Aquitaine de Tongres Arnoldus de Metz, b. 560, Aquitaine, France d. Abt 611 (Age 51 years) [natural] 2. Clothilde de Heristal, b. Abt 585, Herstal, Liege, Belgium d. 23 Oct 640, Tréves, Gard, Languedoc-Roussillon, France (Age 55 years) [natural] Family ID F3958 Group Sheet | Family Chart Last Modified 2 Mar 2023
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Places Statue of Queen Bertha of Kent
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Sources - [S4] Ancestry Family Trees, (Name: Online publication - Provo, UT, USA: Ancestry.com. Original data: Family Tree files submitted by Ancestry members.;), Ancestry Family Trees.
- [S4] Ancestry Family Trees, (Name: Online publication - Provo, UT, USA: Ancestry.com. Original data: Family Tree files submitted by Ancestry members.;), Database online.
- [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
- [S4] Ancestry Family Trees, (Name: Online publication - Provo, UT, USA: Ancestry.com. Original data: Family Tree files submitted by Ancestry members.;), Ancestry Family Trees.