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Bertrada (born c. 670; died after 720), also called Berthe or Bertree, is known to be the mother of Charibert of Laon, with whom she is co-founder and benefactor of the Prüm Abbey. They founded the abbey in 721. [1]
Bertrada came from a wealthy Austrasian noble family. Several alternative solutions to the question of her parentage have been suggested, among them:
The last two possibilities are not mutually exclusive.
Bertrada the Elder was married, but the identity of her husband is unknown. [3]
Bertrada and her husband had four known children:
Through Charibert's daughter Bertrada of Laon, wife of Pippin the Short, Bertrada of Prüm is the great-grandmother of Charlemagne.