Bertrada of Laon

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Bertrada of Laon was an 8th-century Frankish queen consort of Pepin the Short and the mother of Charlemagne, playing a key role in the early Carolingian dynasty.

All labels observed (3)

Label Occurrences
Bertrada of Laon canonical 19
Bertrada the Elder 1
Bertrada the Younger 1

How this entity was disambiguated

Statements (47)

Predicate Object
instanceOf Carolingian dynasty member
Frankish queen
noblewoman
queen consort
alsoKnownAs Bertha Broadfoot
Bertrade de Laon
associatedWith Carolingian court at Quierzy
Charlemagne
Pepin the Short
birthDate c. 710
burialPlace Basilica of Saint Denis
countryOfCitizenship Frankish Kingdom
deathDate 12 July 783
deathPlace Choisy-au-Bac
dynasty Carolingian dynasty
endTime 768
era Early Middle Ages
father Charibert of Laon
historicalRegion Neustria
linked to: Kingdom of Neustria
house House of Laon
languageOfWorkOrName Latin
Old French
monarchConsortOf Pepin the Short
mother Gisela of Aquitaine
motherOf Carloman I
Charlemagne
Gisela
Pepin the Hunchback
name Bertrada of Laon
nativeLanguage Old Frankish
nobleFamily Carolingian dynasty
notableEvent helped arrange Charlemagne’s marriage alliances
lived through division of the Frankish kingdom between Charlemagne and Carloman I
witnessed coronation of Pepin as king in 751
notableFor being mother of Charlemagne
influencing succession of the Carolingian Empire
notableRole early supporter of Charlemagne
partOf Frankish nobility
placeOfOrigin Laon
positionHeld Queen consort of the Franks
predecessorAsQueenConsort Swanachild
religion Catholicism
linked to: Roman Catholicism
sexOrGender female
spouse Pepin the Short
startTime 751
successorAsQueenConsort Hildegard of the Vinzgau
title Queen of the Franks

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Referenced by (21)

Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.

Charlemagne mother Bertrada of Laon
Carloman I mother Bertrada of Laon
Pepin the Short spouse Bertrada of Laon
Bertrada of Laon name Bertrada of Laon
Prüm Abbey foundedBy Bertrada the Elder
linked to: Bertrada of Laon
Prüm Abbey foundedBy Bertrada of Laon
Pepin (son of Carloman I) grandmother Bertrada of Laon
Pippin the Short spouse Bertrada of Laon
Gisela of Aquitaine mother Bertrada of Laon
House of Laon notableMember Bertrada of Laon
Charibert of Laon child Bertrada of Laon
subject linked to: House of Laon
Charlemagne mother Bertrada of Laon
subject linked to: House of Laon
Pepin the Short spouse Bertrada of Laon
subject linked to: House of Laon
Pepin the Hunchback grandmother Bertrada of Laon
subject linked to: the Hunchback
Bertha Broadfoot alternateName Bertrada of Laon
Bertha Broadfoot birthName Bertrada of Laon
Bertrade de Laon alsoKnownAs Bertrada of Laon
Bertrade de Laon alsoKnownAs Bertrada the Younger
linked to: Bertrada of Laon
Charibert of Laon child Bertrada of Laon
Charibert of Laon fatherOf Bertrada of Laon