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Bertha of Holland

1055 - 1093

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Bertha of Holland (c. 1055 – 15 October 1094), also known as Berthe or Bertha of Frisia and erroneously as Berta or Bertrada, was Queen of France from 1072 until 1092, as the first wife of King Philip I of France. Bertha's marriage to the king in 1072 was a result of peace negotiations between him and her stepfather, Count Robert I of Flanders. After nine years of childlessness, the royal couple had three children, including Philip's successor, Louis VI. Read more on Wikipedia

Since 2007, the English Wikipedia page of Bertha of Holland has received more than 162,141 page views. Her biography is available in 37 different languages on Wikipedia (up from 33 in 2019). Bertha of Holland is the 207th most popular companion (up from 250th in 2019), the 122nd most popular biography from Netherlands (up from 130th in 2019) and the most popular Dutch Companion.

Bertha of Holland was most famous for being the first wife of Holy Roman Emperor Otto I.

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Among companions, Bertha of Holland ranks 207 out of 784Before her are Eleanor of Castile, Adela of Champagne, Berenice II of Egypt, María Isabella of Spain, Juliana Maria of Brunswick-Wolfenbüttel, and Matilda of Ringelheim. After her are Faustina the Elder, Vibia Sabina, Nur Jahan, Louise Élisabeth d'Orléans, Rachele Mussolini, and Scribonia.

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Contemporaries

Among people born in 1055, Bertha of Holland ranks 3Before her are Malik-Shah I, and Eric I of Denmark. After her are Adhemar of Le Puy, Theophylact of Ohrid, Guibert of Nogent, and Henry, Margrave of Frisia. Among people deceased in 1093, Bertha of Holland ranks 2Before her is Vsevolod I of Kiev. After her are Olaf III of Norway, Saint Margaret of Scotland, Malcolm III of Scotland, Robert I, Count of Flanders, Hugh I, Duke of Burgundy, Constance of Burgundy, Sophie, Countess of Bar, and Alan Rufus.

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In Netherlands

Among people born in Netherlands, Bertha of Holland ranks 122 out of 1,646Before her are Pieter van Musschenbroek (1692), Willem Schouten (1567), Willem de Kooning (1904), Pieter Aertsen (1508), Ruud Krol (1949), and Arie Haan (1948). After her are Claus Sluter (1340), Harry Mulisch (1927), Robert van Gulik (1910), Louise of the Netherlands (1828), Willem Janszoon (1570), and Dennis Bergkamp (1969).

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