Bertha of Kent

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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.

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Label Occurrences
Bertha of Kent canonical 4
Queen Bertha of Kent 1

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Statements (46)

Predicate Object
instanceOf Christian convert
Frankish princess
historical figure
queen consort
associatedWith Canterbury Cathedral
St Martin's Church, Canterbury
surface form: St Martin’s Church, Canterbury
burialPlace Canterbury, Kent, England
surface form: Canterbury (uncertain)
child Eadbald of Kent
Æthelburg of Kent
countryOfCitizenship Kingdom of the Franks
surface form: Frankish Kingdom
culture Anglo-Saxon England
Frankish
deathPlace Kingdom of Kent
ethnicGroup Franks
family Merovingian dynasty
father Charibert I of the Franks
surface form: Charibert I
givenName Bertha
hasTitle Queen of Kent
historicalSource Bede's Ecclesiastical History of the English People
surface form: Bede’s Ecclesiastical History of the English People
influenced Christianization of Anglo-Saxon England
surface form: 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 Kingdom of the Franks
surface form: Frankish Kingdom
positionHeld Queen consort of Kent
precededBy Unknown queen consort of Kent
region Kent
religion Roman Catholicism
surface form: Catholic Church

Christianity
religiousAffiliation Roman Catholicism
surface form: Roman Catholic Church
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

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Referenced by (5)

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 associatedWith Bertha of Kent
subject surface form: St Martin's Church, Canterbury
this entity surface form: Queen Bertha of Kent
Kingdom of Kent hasImportantFigure Bertha of Kent
Æthelberht of Kent spouse Bertha of Kent
Æthelberht of Kent influencedBy Bertha of Kent