Bertha of Blois

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Bertha of Blois (French: Berthe de Blois; c. 1005 — c. 1080), was a Duchess consort of Brittany and a countess consort of Maine.

Life[edit]

Bertha was the daughter of Odo II, Count of Blois and Ermengarde of Auvergne.^[1] In 1029, she married Alain III, Duke of Brittany,^[2] he died in 1040.^[3] In 1046, she married Hugh IV, Count of Maine.^[1]

Marriage & issue[edit]

Bertha and Alain had:

• Conan II, Duke of Brittany^[4]
• Hawise, Duchess of Brittany^[5]

With her second husband, Hugh IV, Count of Maine, they had:

• Herbert II, Count of Maine^[6]
• Marguerite (1045 - 1063), betrothed to Robert Curthose^[6]

References[edit]

Sources[edit]

• Crouch, David (2007). The Normans. Hambledon Continuum.
• Douglas, David Charles (1966). William the Conqueror. University of California Press.
• Evergates, Theodore, ed. (1999). Aristocratic Women in Medieval France. University of Pennsylvania Press.
• Hagger, Mark S. (2017). Norman Rule in Normandy, 911-1144. The Boydell Press.
• Warren, Wilfred Lewis (1973). Henry II. University of California Press.