Hi all! New episode on Bertrade de Montfort, Countess of Anjou, then off to the royal bedchamber in Île de France. Wife of Fulk IV and mistress to wife of Philip I of France.

Enjoy!

Bertrade de Montfort sources:

https://www.historyofroyalwomen.com/bertrade-de-montfort/bertrade-de-montfort-whom-no-good-man-ever-praised-save-for-her-beauty/

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Philip_I_of_France

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/House_of_Montfort

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Bertha_of_Holland

https://anancestoradayblog.wordpress.com/2017/03/26/bertrade-de-montfort-queen-consort-of-the-franks/

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Bertrade_of_Montfort

https://www.melocki.org.uk/ordericus/Book9.html

https://olivialongueville.com/2020/07/29/king-philippe-i-of-the-franks-known-as-the-amorous/

Photo credit: https://olivialongueville.com/2020/07/29/king-philippe-i-of-the-franks-known-as-the-amorous/

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