Bertha, Queen of Italy
Bertha (died after 1014) was the wife of Arduin of Ivrea. She was thus margravine of Ivrea and queen of Italy (1002-1014).
Her parentage is unknown, but she is often said to be identical with Bertha of Milan,[1] who was a member of the Obertenghi dynasty. Other scholars suggest that Bertha may have been the daughter of Hubert of Tuscany[2] or of Amadeus (son of Anscar II)[3]
Bertha intervened in eight of Arduin’s royal diplomas,[4] in which she was often called his consors regni (royal consort).[5]
With Arduin, Bertha had three sons:[6]
- Arduin (sometimes called Ardicino)
- Otto
- Guibert.
References
- Die Urkunden Arduins, ed., H. Bresslau and R. Holtzmann, MGH Diplomata III (Hannover, 1900-1903), accessible online at: Monumenta Germaniae Historica
- M.G. Bertolini, ‘Alberto Azzo,’ in Dizionario Biografico degli Italiani - Volume 1 (1960)
- G. Arnaldi, ‘Arduino, re d’Italia’ in Dizionario Biografico degli Italiani – Volume 4 (1962)
- C. Dionisotti, Le famiglie celebri medioevali dell' Italia superiore (Turin, 1887), accessible online at archive.org
- D. Carutti, Il conte Umberto (Biancamano) e il re Ardoino. Ricerche e documenti (Rome, 1884, 2nd ed., first published 1878), accessible online at: archive.org
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