Bertha of Holland (1055–1094)

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Bertha of Holland (1055–1094)

Queen of France. Name variations: Bertrada. Born in 1055; died in 1094 (some sources cite 1093); daughter of Florent I, count of Holland; stepdaughter of Robert the Frisian; became first wife of Philip I the Fair (1052–1108), king of France (r. 1060–1108), in 1072 (divorced 1092); children: Louis VI (c. 1081–1137), king of France (r. 1108–1137);Constance of France (fl. 1100s, who married Bohemund of Taranto, prince of Antioch).

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