Bertha of Kent
E376051
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.
All labels observed (2)
| Label | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| Bertha of Kent canonical | 4 |
| Queen Bertha of Kent | 1 |
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T3632086 — resolving that mention is where its identity was fixed. The disambiguator weighed these candidate entities and picked the highlighted one (or “None”, minting a new entity). This is how homonymy is resolved: the same surface form can point to different entities.
Target entity: Bertha of Kent Context triple: [Augustine of Canterbury, seeAlso, Bertha of Kent]
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Edith of Wessex
Edith of Wessex was an 11th-century English queen consort, daughter of the powerful Godwin, Earl of Wessex, and wife of King Edward the Confessor.
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Blanche of England
Blanche of England was an English princess, daughter of King Henry IV, who became Electress Palatine through her marriage to Louis III, Elector Palatine.
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C.
Matilda of Huntingdon
Matilda of Huntingdon was a medieval English noblewoman and countess whose lineage and marriages connected several prominent aristocratic families in 12th-century Britain.
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Eadgyth of England
Eadgyth of England was a 10th-century English princess, daughter of King Edward the Elder, who became Queen consort of East Francia through her marriage to Otto I, later Holy Roman Emperor.
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E.
Ælfthryth of Wessex
Ælfthryth of Wessex was a 9th-century English princess, the daughter of King Alfred the Great, who became queen consort of Mercia through her marriage to Count Baldwin II of Flanders.
- F. None of above. chosen
- G. Unsure - the case is ambiguous/there is not enough information to decide.
Target entity: Bertha of Kent Target entity description: 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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A.
Edith of Wessex
Edith of Wessex was an 11th-century English queen consort, daughter of the powerful Godwin, Earl of Wessex, and wife of King Edward the Confessor.
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B.
Blanche of England
Blanche of England was an English princess, daughter of King Henry IV, who became Electress Palatine through her marriage to Louis III, Elector Palatine.
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C.
Matilda of Huntingdon
Matilda of Huntingdon was a medieval English noblewoman and countess whose lineage and marriages connected several prominent aristocratic families in 12th-century Britain.
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D.
Eadgyth of England
Eadgyth of England was a 10th-century English princess, daughter of King Edward the Elder, who became Queen consort of East Francia through her marriage to Otto I, later Holy Roman Emperor.
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E.
Ælfthryth of Wessex
Ælfthryth of Wessex was a 9th-century English princess, the daughter of King Alfred the Great, who became queen consort of Mercia through her marriage to Count Baldwin II of Flanders.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (46)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
Christian convert
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Frankish princess ⓘ historical figure ⓘ queen consort ⓘ |
| associatedWith |
Canterbury Cathedral
ⓘ
St Martin's Church, Canterbury ⓘ
surface form:
St Martin’s Church, Canterbury
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| burialPlace |
Canterbury, Kent, England
ⓘ
surface form:
Canterbury (uncertain)
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| child |
Eadbald of Kent
ⓘ
Æthelburg of Kent ⓘ |
| countryOfCitizenship |
Kingdom of the Franks
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surface form:
Frankish Kingdom
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| culture |
Anglo-Saxon England
ⓘ
Frankish ⓘ |
| deathPlace | Kingdom of Kent ⓘ |
| ethnicGroup | Franks ⓘ |
| family | Merovingian dynasty ⓘ |
| father |
Charibert I of the Franks
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surface form:
Charibert I
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| givenName | Bertha ⓘ |
| hasTitle | Queen of Kent ⓘ |
| historicalSource |
Bede's Ecclesiastical History of the English People
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surface form:
Bede’s Ecclesiastical History of the English People
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| influenced |
Christianization of Anglo-Saxon England
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surface form:
Christianization of the Anglo-Saxons
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| knownFor |
being an early medieval Christian queen in England
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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
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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
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surface form:
Roman Catholic Church
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| religiousRole | patron of Christian missionaries in Kent ⓘ |
| residence |
Canterbury
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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
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early 7th century ⓘ |
How these facts were elicited
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Subject: Bertha of Kent Description of subject: 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.
Referenced by (5)
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