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Encyclopedia > Bertha of Swabia
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Bertha of Swabia, by Albert Anker, 1888

Bertha of Swabia (c. 907 - after January 2, 966) was queen of Burgundy. She was the daughter of Burchard II, Duke of Swabia and his wife Regelinda. Albert Samuel Anker (April 1, 1831 - July 16, 1910) was a Swiss painter and illustrator noted for his portraits of children. ...


In 922, she was married to Rudolph II of Burgundy. Adelaide of Italy was their common daughter. Rudolf II (died July 11, 937) King of Upper Burgundy (912–937), King of Lower Burgundy (Provence) (933–937), King of Italy (effective, 922–926 – claim abandoned 933). ... Saint Adelaide(931-December 16, 999), perhaps the most prominent European woman of the tenth century, was the daughter of Rudolf II of Burgundy and Bertha of Swabia. ...


After Rudolph's death (937), Bertha married Hugh of Italy on December 12, 937. Hugo died in 947, and Bertha was married a third time.


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  • Legend associated with the Queen Bertha (in French)


 

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