Bertrade de Montfort
F, b. 1070, d. 14 February 1117
| Relationship | 28th great-grandmother of Pamela Joyce Wood |
Bertrade de Montfort was born in 1070 at
Montfort, France. She was the daughter of
Simon De Montfort and
Agnes de Everaux. Bertrade de Montfort married
Fulk IV of Anjou, son of
Count Geoffrey II of Gâtinais and
(?) Ermengarde de Anjou, in 1089 at
France; She became the 5th wife of Fulk IV, but left him after having a son, Fulk V, going to live at the court of the King of France.
1 Bertrade de Montfort married
Philip I King of France, son of
Henry I of France and
Anna of Kiev, on 15 May 1092; Bertrade left her husband and took up with King Philip I of France. They married despite the fact they both had living spouses. Philip was so enamoured with her, he was excommunicated and prevented from participating in the First Crusade.
2 Bertrade de Montfort died on 14 February 1117 at
Fontevrault, France.