Bertha of Lotharingia, daughter of Lothair II
Ca 863 - 925 (~ 62 år)-
Navn Bertha of Lotharingia Suffiks daughter of Lothair II Født Ca 863 Frankrike 
Kjønn Kvinne Død 8 Mar 925 Lucca, Tuscany, Italy Person ID I501157 Haslund Sist endret 15 Jul 2019
Far Lothair II, King of Lotharingia, f. Ca 835, Tyskland , d. 8 Aug 869, Piacenza, Italy (Alder ~ 34 år) Mor Waldrada, f. 836, Lorraine, France , d. Ett 868, Remiremont, Vosges, Lorraine, France (Alder > 33 år) Famile ID F500361 Gruppeskjema | Familiediagram
Familie Theobald, Count of Arles, f. Ca 854, Arles, Bouches Du Rhone, Provence, France , d. Ca 895, Arles, Bouches Du Rhone, France (Alder ~ 41 år) Barn 1. Boso of Tuscany, Margrave of Tuscany, f. Ca 885, Italy , d. Ett 936 (Alder ~ 52 år)2. Hugh of Italy, King of Italy, f. Før 887, d. 10 Apr 947 (Alder > 60 år) Sist endret 4 Nov 2020 Famile ID F500360 Gruppeskjema | Familiediagram
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Notater Bertha (863-8 March 925 in Lucca) was the second illegitimate daughter of Lothair II, King of Lotharingia, by his concubine Waldrada.[1] She was renowned to be beautiful, spirited, and courageous. Ambition, coupled with her influence, involved her husbands in many wars.
Between 879 and 880, she firstly married the Bosonid Theobald of Arles, who was a son of Hucbert, brother-in-law of Lothair II. With Theobald she had two sons: Hugh (882 – 10 April 947)[2] and Boso (885–936), and daughters Teuberga of Arles (890–948), and another daughter (d. after 924). Her second husband was Adalbert II of Tuscany, by whom she had two other sons, Guy (d. 3 February 929)[3] and Lambert (d. after 938), and a daughter, Ermengard. After the death of Adalbert II in 915, Guy became the count and duke of Lucca and margrave of Tuscany. His mother was his regent from his father's death until 916. Bertha died on 8 March 925 in Lucca.
Bertha is also known for her curious correspondence to Caliph al-Muktafi in 906, in which she described herself rather grandly as "Queen of the Franks". Bertha's letter is of interest in that she appears to have little knowledge of Baghdad politics or culture, and it is for this reason that details of her correspondence were recorded by one of the Muslim chroniclers. Bertha was seeking a marriage alliance between herself and the Emir of Sicily, unaware that al-Mukfati has little influence over the Aghlabid colony in Sicily. Moreover, the letter was written in a language unfamiliar to the Caliph's translators, and the accompanying gifts (among them a multicoloured woollen coat) which no doubt indicated a largesse on Bertha's part, were unlikely to have impressed al-Muktafi beyond their novelty value.