Bertrada 1 | Prosopography of the Byzantine Empire |
| Sex | F |
| Floruit | M VIII |
| Dates | 754 (taq) / 754 (tpq) |
| Variant Names | Berthrada |
| Ethnicity | Frank |
| Locations | Francia |
| Textual Sources | Annales Einhardenses, ed. F. Kurze, MGH, Scr. Rer. Ger. 6 (1895), pp. 3-115 (annals); Annales Laurissenses Maiores, ed. F. Kurze MGH, Scr. Rer. Ger. 6 (1895) (annals); Liber Pontificalis, ed. L. Duchesne, Le liber pontificalis. Texte, introduction et commentaire, 2 vols. (Paris, 1886-92); re-issued with 3rd vol. by C. Vogel, (Paris, 1955-57) (chronicle) |
Bertrada 1 was the wife of the Frankish ruler Pepin 1; she accompanied Pepin 1, their sons and the leaders of the Franks to greet pope Stephen III (II) (Stephanos 8) on his arrival in Francia (in Jan. 754): Lib. Pont. 94. 25 (she is not named here; her name is recorded in the Frankish sources). Bertrada 1 was the wife of Pepin 1 and the mother of Karoulos 1 (Charlemagne) and Karoulomannos 2: Annales Einhard. s.a. 755, 770, Annales Laurissenses Maiores.a 755, 700 ("
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