Bertha Princess of Paris, Queen of Kent [5957] 24,680
- Born: 539, Paris, Seine, France
- Marriage (1): AEthelbert I (St.) of Kent King of Kent [5784] before 597
- Marriage (2): Ausbert SENATOR OF THE MOSELLE [10848]
- Died: Abt 612 about age 73
Other names for Bertha were Bertha Queen of Kent and Berthe.
General Notes:
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Berthe
Bertha of Kent or simply Queen Bertha (known as Saint Bertha in Kent <http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Kent>) (539 -c.612 ) was the Queen of Kent whose influence led to the introduction of Christianity <http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Christianity> to Anglo-Saxon England <http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/History_of_Anglo-Saxon_England>.
Not strictly-speaking a saint, but revered as such in England.
http://www.thepeerage.com/p15691.htm#i156907
E. B. Fryde, D. E. Greenway, S. Porter and I. Roy, editors, Handbook of British Chronology, 3rd edition (London, U.K.: Royal Historical Society, 1986), page 12. Hereinafter cited as Handbook of British Chronology.
Bertha married AEthelbert I (St.) of Kent King of Kent [5784] [MRIN: 1909], son of Eormenric of Kent King of Kent [5959] and Unknown, before 597. (AEthelbert I (St.) of Kent King of Kent [5784] was born about 552 and died on 24 Feb 616.)
Bertha next married Ausbert SENATOR OF THE MOSELLE [10848] [MRIN: 4864], son of Ferreolus DUKE OF THE MOSELLE [10856] and Outeria Duchess of Moselle [10857]. (Ausbert SENATOR OF THE MOSELLE [10848] was born about 536 in Old Saxony Co., DEU and died in 570.)
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