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Berthaʻs son Conan II, Duke of Brittany's coins.

Bertha of Blois (French: Berthe de Blois; c. 1005 — c. 1080), was a Duchess consort of Brittany and a countess consort of Maine, married in 1018 to Alain III, Duke of Brittany, and in 1046 to Hugh IV, Count of Maine.[1] She was the daughter of Odo II, Count of Blois[2] and Ermengarde of Auvergne.

Children

Bertha bore a son, Conan II, Duke of Brittany, and a daughter, Hawise, Duchess of Brittany to Alain, and she bore Herbert II, Count of Maine, to her second spouse.

References

  1. ^ K. S. B. Keats-Rohan, Two Studies in Northern French Prosopography, Journal of Medieval History 20 (1994). p. 22.
  2. ^ Detlev Schwennicke. Europäische Stammtafeln: Stammtafeln zur Geschichte der Europäischen Staaten.
Preceded by Duchess consort of Brittany
1018–1040 		Succeeded by
Preceded by Countess consort of Maine
1046–1051 		Succeeded by
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