Bertha, Queen of Italy

Arduino d'ivrea, roi d'italie

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, who was a member of the Obertenghi dynasty. Other scholars suggest that Bertha may have been the daughter of Hubert of Tuscany ^[1] or of Amadeus (son of Anscar II) ^[2]

Bertha intervened in eight of Arduin's royal diplomas, ^[3] in which she was often called his consors regni (royal consort). ^[4]

With Arduin, Bertha had three sons: ^[5]

• Arduin (sometimes called Ardicino)
• Otto
• Guibert.

Notes

1. Carutti, Conte Umberto, pp. 227f.
2. Dionisotti, Le famiglie celebri, p. 24
3. Die Urkunden Arduins, nos. 3-10
4. Die Urkunden Arduins, nos. 3,6,8 and 9
5. Arnaldi, ‘Arduino’

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

External links

• Bertha, Königin von Italien