Bertha of Burgundy

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Bertha of Burgundy

Bertha of Burgundy was the daughter of King Conrad III. von Burgundy and Mathilde, daughter of King Ludwig IV of West Franconia .

In the literature, their life dates are generally indicated with * around 965; † given after 1010.

Her first marriage was Odo I. Count of Blois and Chartres , with whom she had three children.

The later King Robert II the Pious expelled his first wife Rozala-Susanna of Italy , who, once for political reasons, regardless of her age, had to be married and gave birth to no children. In order to ensure the continued existence of the royal dynasty, marriage to Bertha had been considered. In some representations there is the assumption that the marriage was to be assumed as a rebellion against his father Hugo Capet and that his death in October 996 would have cleared the way for the marriage. The representation of contemporary chroniclers no longer suggests this, especially since relationships were not uncommon at the time.

Rather because of the violation of the church's marriage barriers, Bertha was not only his cousin, Robert II was also the godfather of her son, so that a case of “cognatio spiritualis” both aroused the displeasure of the church. In 997, Pope Gregory V threatened both of them with excommunication . Since his verdict had no effect, the decision followed in 999 that Robert II had to leave his wife and both had to pay a seven-year penance. The couple stayed together until Bertha was cast out in 1003/04. The separation did not change anything in the relationship between Robert and Bertha. He even tried to persuade Pope Sergius IV around 1010 to recognize the marriage of the two.

Robert married Konstanze von der Provence around 1003 , who secured the family line with the birth of sons.

Individual evidence

  1. Carsten Woll: The queens of high medieval France 987-1237 / 38 , Franz Steiner Verlag 2002, ISBN 3-515-08113-5 , p. 62f
  2. ^ Joseph Landsberger: "Count Odo I of Champagne: (Odo II. V. Blois, Tours and Chartres), 995-1037"; Inaugural - Dissertation to obtain the philosophical doctorate at the Georgia Augusta zu Göttingen by Jos. Landsberger from Poznan. Berlin 1878. Printed by Franz Jahncke, Blumenstr. 79: p. 15
  3. Ed .: Joachim Ehlers, Heribert Müller and Bernd Schneidmüller; "The French kings of the Middle Ages 888 - 1498: From Odo to Karl VIII", CH Beck Verlag 2006, ISBN 3-406-54739-7 , pp. 79-89
  4. ^ Stefan Chr. Saar: marriage - divorce - remarriage. On the history of marriage and divorce law in the early Middle Ages (6th – 10th centuries), Lit Verlag 2002, ISBN 3-8258-3081-0 , p. 436f

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predecessor Office Successor
Adelheid of Aquitaine Queen of France
996–1003/05
Constanze of Provence