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Birth:           962 Arles, France
Death:          ABT 1016 Blois, France

Notes
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Bertha_of_Burgundy
Bertha of Burgundy (964 – 16 January 1010) was the daughter of Conrad the Peaceful, 
King of Burgundy[1] and his wife Matilda, daughter of Louis IV, King of France and 
Gerberga of Saxony. She was named for her father's mother, Bertha of Swabia.

She first married Odo I, Count of Blois in about 983.[2] They had several children, 
including Odo II.[1]

After the death of her husband in 996, Bertha's cousin Robert, co-King of France 
wished to marry her, in place of his repudiated first wife Rozala, who was many years 
his senior. The union was opposed by Robert's father, Hugh Capet, due to the 
potential political problem that could be caused by religious authorities due to their 
consanguinity. However, the marriage went ahead after Hugh's death in October 996, 
which left Robert as sole king.

The closeness of Robert and Bertha by blood was such that Church authorities 
considered the marriage illegal since they had not received a dispensation, nor had 
they requested one. Accordingly, Pope Gregory V declared the pair excommunicated. 
This, and the lack of children (save one, who lived and died in 999), caused Robert to 
agree with Pope Silvester II to have the marriage annulled in 1000.

Robert next married Constance of Arles while Bertha may have been the Bertha who 
married Arduin of Ivrea (Arduino dŽIvrea), King of Italy, Marquis of Ivrea.

Parents
OF BURGUNDY Conrad (Konrad) I "the Peaceful" (ABT  935 - 19 Oct  993)
OF FRANCE Matilda ( 943 - AFT 26 Nov  981)

Siblings
OF BURGUNDY [OF ARLES] Bertha ( 962 - ABT 1016)
OF BURGUNDY Gerberga (ABT  965 - 7 Jul 1018)
OF BURGUNDY Mathilda (ABT  965 - )

Marriage To OF BLOIS Odo (Eudes) I (ABT  945 - 12 Mar  995)
    m.  

Notes

Parents
OF BLOIS Theobald (Thibault) II "le Tricheur" ("the Cheat") (ABT  911 - 16 Jan  975)
DE VERMANDOIS Luitgarde (ABT  914 - 9 Feb  978)

Children by OF BLOIS Odo (Eudes) I ABT  945 - 12 Mar  995
DE BLOIS Heloise (ABT  980 - )
OF BLOIS Odo (Eudes) II ( 983 - 15 Nov 1037)
DE BLOIS Agnes (ABT  990 - )

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