Biography of Bertrade Montfort Queen Consort France 1070-1117

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Maternal Family Tree: Ermesinde of Carcassonne 975-1058

Before 1059 [her father] Simon Montfort (age 33) and [her mother] Agnès of Normandy (age 28) were married. She by marriage Seigneur Montfort. She the daughter of [her grandfather] Richard Normandy 2nd Count Évreux (age 43) and [her grandmother] Adelaide or Godehildis Ramon.

Around 1068 [her future husband] Fulk "Réchin" Anjou 4th Count Anjou (age 25) and Hildegarde Beaugency Countess Anjou (age 24) were married. She by marriage Countess Anjou. He the son of Geoffrey "Ferréol" Anjou 2nd Count Gâtinais and Ermengarde Blanche Ingelger Duchess Burgundy (age 50).

Around 1070 Bertrade Montfort Queen Consort France was born to Simon Montfort (age 45) and Agnès of Normandy (age 40).

Before 1072 [her future husband] Fulk "Réchin" Anjou 4th Count Anjou (age 28) and Ermengarde Bourbon Countess Anjou (age 21) were married. She by marriage Countess Anjou. He the son of Geoffrey "Ferréol" Anjou 2nd Count Gâtinais and Ermengarde Blanche Ingelger Duchess Burgundy (age 53).

In 1072 [her future husband] King Philip I of France (age 19) and Bertha Gerulfing Queen Consort France (age 17) were married. She by marriage Queen Consort of France. She the daughter of Floris Gerulfing I Count Holland and Gertrude Billung Countess Holland (age 42). He the son of King Henry I of France and Anne Rurik Queen Consort France (age 42). They were half fourth cousin twice removed.

Around 1076 [her future husband] Fulk "Réchin" Anjou 4th Count Anjou (age 33) and Orengarde Chatellailon Countess Anjou were married. She by marriage Countess Anjou. He the son of Geoffrey "Ferréol" Anjou 2nd Count Gâtinais and Ermengarde Blanche Ingelger Duchess Burgundy (age 58).

On 25th September 1087 [her father] Simon Montfort (age 62) died at Épernon. His son [her brother] Amaury (age 31) succeeded 2nd Seigneur Montfort.

Around 1089 [her son] Fulk "Young" King Jerusalem was born to [her husband] Fulk "Réchin" Anjou 4th Count Anjou (age 46) and Bertrade Montfort Queen Consort France (age 19) at Angers [Map].

In 1089 Fulk "Réchin" Anjou 4th Count Anjou (age 46) and Bertrade Montfort Queen Consort France (age 19) were married. She by marriage Countess Anjou. The difference in their ages was 27 years. He the son of Geoffrey "Ferréol" Anjou 2nd Count Gâtinais and Ermengarde Blanche Ingelger Duchess Burgundy.

On 15th May 1092 King Philip I of France (age 39) and Bertrade Montfort Queen Consort France (age 22) were married. She by marriage Queen Consort of France. They were married despite their both having living spouses: Bertha Gerulfing Queen Consort France (age 37) and Fulk "Réchin" Anjou 4th Count Anjou (age 49) respectively. He the son of King Henry I of France and Anne Rurik Queen Consort France. They were fourth cousin once removed.

In 1093 Alan Canhiart IV Duke Brittany (age 30) and [her step-daughter] Ermengarde Anjou Duchess Brittany and Aquitaine (age 25) were married. She by marriage Duchess Brittany. She the daughter of [her husband] Fulk "Réchin" Anjou 4th Count Anjou (age 50) and Hildegarde Beaugency Countess Anjou (age 49). They were third cousin once removed.

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The Chronicle of Walter of Guisborough, a canon regular of the Augustinian Guisborough Priory, Yorkshire, formerly known as The Chronicle of Walter of Hemingburgh, describes the period from 1066 to 1346. Before 1274 the Chronicle is based on other works. Thereafter, the Chronicle is original, and a remarkable source for the events of the time. This book provides a translation of the Chronicle from that date. The Latin source for our translation is the 1849 work edited by Hans Claude Hamilton. Hamilton, in his preface, says: "In the present work we behold perhaps one of the finest samples of our early chronicles, both as regards the value of the events recorded, and the correctness with which they are detailed; Nor will the pleasing style of composition be lightly passed over by those capable of seeing reflected from it the tokens of a vigorous and cultivated mind, and a favourable specimen of the learning and taste of the age in which it was framed." Available at Amazon in eBook and Paperback.

In 1093 [her son] Philip Capet was born to [her husband] King Philip I of France (age 40) and Bertrade Montfort Queen Consort France (age 23).

In 1095 [her daughter] Fleury Capet was born to [her husband] King Philip I of France (age 42) and Bertrade Montfort Queen Consort France (age 25).

In 1096 [her brother-in-law] Geoffrey "Bearded" Anjou 3rd Count Gâtinais (age 56) died. His brother [her husband] Fulk (age 53) succeeded 4th Count Anjou.

In 1097 [her son] Cecile Capet was born to [her husband] King Philip I of France (age 44) and Bertrade Montfort Queen Consort France (age 27).

On 18th October 1101 [her brother-in-law] Hugh "Great" Capet (age 44) died.

In 1104 [her sister-in-law] Hildegarde Burgundy Duchess Aquitaine (age 48) died.

In 1104 [her step-son] King Louis VI of France (age 22) and Lucienne Rochefort (age 16) were married. He the son of [her husband] King Philip I of France (age 51) and Bertha Gerulfing Queen Consort France.

Around 1105 Prince Bohemond I of Antioch (age 51) and [her step-daughter] Constance Capet Countess Champagne (age 27) were married. The difference in their ages was 24 years. She the daughter of [her husband] King Philip I of France (age 52) and Bertha Gerulfing Queen Consort France.

On 19th May 1106 [her step-son] Geoffrey "Hammer" Anjou IV Count Anjou (age 34) was killed at Candé.

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The Chronicle of Geoffrey le Baker of Swinbroke. Baker was a secular clerk from Swinbroke, now Swinbrook, an Oxfordshire village two miles east of Burford. His Chronicle describes the events of the period 1303-1356: Gaveston, Bannockburn, Boroughbridge, the murder of King Edward II, the Scottish Wars, Sluys, Crécy, the Black Death, Winchelsea and Poitiers. To quote Herbert Bruce 'it possesses a vigorous and characteristic style, and its value for particular events between 1303 and 1356 has been recognised by its editor and by subsequent writers'. The book provides remarkable detail about the events it describes. Baker's text has been augmented with hundreds of notes, including extracts from other contemporary chronicles, such as the Annales Londonienses, Annales Paulini, Murimuth, Lanercost, Avesbury, Guisborough and Froissart to enrich the reader's understanding. The translation takes as its source the 'Chronicon Galfridi le Baker de Swynebroke' published in 1889, edited by Edward Maunde Thompson. Available at Amazon in eBook and Paperback.

On 23rd May 1107 [her step-son] King Louis VI of France (age 25) and Lucienne Rochefort (age 19) were divorced.

King Philip of France Dies Accession of Louis VI

On 30th July 1108 [her husband] King Philip I of France (age 56) died. His son [her step-son] Louis (age 26) succeeded VI King France: Capet.

On 14th April 1109 [her husband] Fulk "Réchin" Anjou 4th Count Anjou (age 66) died. In 1109 His son [her son] Fulk (age 20) succeeded V Count Anjou.

In 1110 [her son] Fulk "Young" King Jerusalem (age 21) and [her daughter-in-law] Ermengarde La Flèche De Baugency Countess Anjou were married. She by marriage Countess Anjou. She the daughter of Elias La Flèche De Baugency I Count Maine and Matilda Chateau Du Loir Countess Maine. He the son of [her former husband] Fulk "Réchin" Anjou 4th Count Anjou and Bertrade Montfort Queen Consort France (age 40). They were third cousin twice removed.