Bertrade of Montfort | |
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Queen consort of the Franks | |
Tenure | 15 May 1092 – 29 July 1108 |
Born | c. 1070 |
Died | 14 February 1117 (aged about 47) |
Spouse | Fulk IV, Count of Anjou Philip I, King of France |
Issue | Fulk, King of Jerusalem Philip, Count of Mantes Fleury, Seigneur of Nangis Cecile, Princess of Galilee |
House | House of Montfort |
Father | Simon I of Montfort |
Mother | Agnes of Évreux |
Bertrade of Montfort (c. 1070 – 14 February 1117), also known by other names, was a Norman noble from the House of Montfort. She was countess of Anjou (1089–1092) through her first marriage to Fulk the Rude and then queen consort of France (1092–1108) through her initially bigamous marriage to Philip I. Condemned in her era's ecclesiastical histories, she played a role in the popularization of pigache footwear and founded a daughter house of Fontevraud Abbey at Hautes-Bruyeres.