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Saint Bertha or Saint Aldeberge (c. 565 – d. in or after 601) was the queen of Kent whose influence led to the Christianization of Anglo-Saxon England. She was canonized as a saint for her role in its establishment during that period of English history.
- Bertha (Kent)
Bertha (auch Berta oder Bercta; * um 561/562; † zwischen 601...
- Æthelberht of Kent
Æthelberht was the son of Eormenric, succeeding him as king,...
- Bertha (Kent)
Queen Bertha: A Historical Enigma. In 597, St Augustine arrived in England to convert the Anglo-Saxons to Christianity. Virtually every modern description of this mission mentions Queen Bertha of Kent. She has gone down in legend as the Christian queen who influenced her pagan husband, King Æthelberht, in Augustine’s favour.
Um 580 heiratete der heidnische Æthelberht Bertha, die christliche Tochter des Merowingerkönigs Charibert I. und der Ingoberga. Gregor von Tours nannte Æthelberht in diesem Zusammenhang filius regis („Sohn des Königs“), [5] woraus Historiker schließen, dass sein Vater Eormenric zu dieser Zeit noch lebte.
Bertha was an influential queen of Kent, in southeastern England. Born into the royal Merovingian house of France, she was brought up as a Christian and married King Ethelbert of Kent before 589. As queen of Kent, she brought Merovingian Christian culture to southeast England. Her marriage treaty stipulated that she have free exercise in her ...
Queen Bertha of Kent, Princess of the Franks, is such a woman, whose influence on Britain could be, but should not be, overlooked. Bertha was daughter of Charibert I, King of Paris, and was born around 539 AD.
