Bertha of Blois

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

Berthaʻs son Conan II, Duke of Brittany's coins.

Life

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

Bertha and Alain had:

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

References
  1. Evergates 1999, p. table 1.
  2. Hagger 2017, p. 101.
  3. Crouch 2007, p. 61.
  4. Douglas 1966, p. 178.
  5. Warren 1973, p. 75.
  6. Douglas 1966, p. table 7.

Sources
  • 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.
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