Bertha of Kent

E376051

Bertha of Kent was a Frankish princess and early medieval queen consort of Kent who played a key role in the Christianization of Anglo-Saxon England by supporting Augustine of Canterbury’s mission.

All labels observed (2)

Label Occurrences
Bertha of Kent canonical 7
Queen Bertha of Kent 2

How this entity was disambiguated

Statements (46)

Predicate Object
instanceOf Christian convert ⓘ
Frankish princess ⓘ
historical figure ⓘ
queen consort ⓘ
associatedWith Canterbury Cathedral ⓘ
St Martin’s Church, Canterbury ⓘ
burialPlace Canterbury (uncertain) ⓘ
child Eadbald of Kent ⓘ
Æthelburg of Kent ⓘ
countryOfCitizenship Frankish Kingdom ⓘ
culture Anglo-Saxon England ⓘ
Frankish ⓘ
deathPlace Kingdom of Kent ⓘ
ethnicGroup Franks ⓘ
family Merovingian dynasty ⓘ
father Charibert I ⓘ
givenName Bertha ⓘ
hasTitle Queen of Kent ⓘ
historicalSource Bede’s Ecclesiastical History of the English People ⓘ
influenced Christianization of the Anglo-Saxons ⓘ
knownFor being an early medieval Christian queen in England ⓘ
influencing the acceptance of Roman Christianity in Kent ⓘ
languageUsed Latin ⓘ
mother Ingoberga ⓘ
notableEvent Christianization of Anglo-Saxon England ⓘ
conversion of King Æthelberht of Kent to Christianity ⓘ
notableFact brought a Christian chaplain, Bishop Liudhard, to Kent ⓘ
notableWork support for Augustine of Canterbury’s mission ⓘ
occupation queen consort of Kent ⓘ
placeOfMarriage Frankish Kingdom ⓘ
positionHeld Queen consort of Kent ⓘ
precededBy Unknown queen consort of Kent ⓘ
region Kent ⓘ
religion Catholic Church ⓘ
linked to: Roman Catholicism

Christianity ⓘ
religiousAffiliation Roman Catholic Church ⓘ
linked to: Roman Catholicism
religiousRole patron of Christian missionaries in Kent ⓘ
residence Canterbury ⓘ
Kingdom of Kent ⓘ
roleIn Roman mission to the Anglo-Saxons ⓘ
sexOrGender female ⓘ
spouse Æthelberht of Kent ⓘ
succeededBy Unknown later queen consort of Kent ⓘ
supported Augustine of Canterbury ⓘ
timePeriod 6th century ⓘ
early 7th century ⓘ

How these facts were elicited

Referenced by (9)

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

Augustine of Canterbury → seeAlso → Bertha of Kent ⓘ
St Martin's Church, Canterbury → associatedWith → Queen Bertha of Kent ⓘ
subject linked to: St Martin's Church
linked to: Bertha of Kent
Kingdom of Kent → hasImportantFigure → Bertha of Kent ⓘ
Æthelberht of Kent → spouse → Bertha of Kent ⓘ
Æthelberht of Kent → influencedBy → Bertha of Kent ⓘ
Bertha → hasNotableBearer → Bertha of Kent ⓘ
St Martin's Church, Canterbury → associatedWith → Queen Bertha of Kent ⓘ
linked to: Bertha of Kent
Æthelburg of Kent → mother → Bertha of Kent ⓘ
Eadbald of Kent → mother → Bertha of Kent ⓘ