Bertha of Kent

Bertha
Queen consort of Kent
Bertha of Kent: Stained glass window in the chapter house of Canterbury Cathedral, England
Bornc. 565
Diedc. 601
SpouseÆthelberht of Kent
IssueEadbald of Kent
Æthelburg of Kent
Æðelwald
DynastyMerovingian
FatherCharibert I
MotherIngoberga

Bertha or Aldeberge (c. 565[1]– d. in or after 601) was a Frankish princess who became queen of Kent. She enabled the 597 Gregorian mission, led by Augustine, which resulted in the conversion to Christianity of Anglo-Saxon England.

  1. ^ Nelson, Janet L. (2006). "Bertha (b. c.565, d. in or after 601)". Oxford Dictionary of National Biography. Oxford University Press. doi:10.1093/ref:odnb/2269. Retrieved 30 March 2008. (subscription or UK public library membership required)