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Bertrada of Prüm

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Bertrada's seat in Prüm, Germany
Bertrada castle in Mürlenbach, named after Bertrada of Prüm

Bertrada (born c. 670; died after 720), also called Berthe or Bertree, is known to be the mother of Charibert of Laon, with whom she is co-founder and benefactor of the Prüm Abbey. They founded the abbey in 721.[1]

History

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Bertrada came from a wealthy Austrasian noble family. Several alternative solutions to the question of her parentage have been suggested, among them:

The last two possibilities are not mutually exclusive.

Bertrada the Elder was married, but the identity of her husband is unknown.[3]

Bertrada and her husband had one known child


Through Charibert's daughter Bertrada of Laon, wife of Pippin the Short, Bertrada of Prüm is the great-grandmother of Charlemagne.

References

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  1. ^ Haubrichs, Wolfgang (1979). Die Kultur der Abtei Prüm zur Karolingerzeit. Röhrscheid. p. 31. ISBN 978-3792804018.
  2. ^ http://www.digitale-sammlungen.de. (n.d.). ‘Neue deutsche Biographie. 20’ - Viewer | MDZ. [online] Available at: https://www.digitale-sammlungen.de/en/view/bsb00016338?page=541
  3. ^ a b Striewski, Jennifer. "Bertrada die Ältere", Portal Rheinische Geschichte

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