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It is thought that due to Leopold’s name that he may have been born in Bearsted, formally known as Bertiestad, in Kent. Very little is known of Leopold’s early life, but it is known that he had at least two sons born in the late 10th-century. In late 1013 or early 1014 one son was reportedly killed after Leopold spurred an altercation with monks at St. Austin at [[Canterbury]] about tythes.<ref>{{cite journal |author1=G. Barsch |title=Annalen des Historischen Vereins für den Niederrhe |url=https://www.vr-elibrary.de/doi/pdf/10.7788/annalen-1859-7-jg08 |website=V&R Library |publisher=By Brill |access-date=September 11, 2025 |page=125 |date=Dec 1859 |doi=10.7788/annalen-1859-7-jg08 }}</ref><ref>{{cite web |author1=Mark Antony Lower |title=Patronymica Britannica : a dictionary of the family names of the United Kingdom |url=https://archive.org/details/patronymicabrita00lowe/page/26/mode/2up |website=Internet Archive |publisher=London : J.R. Smith |access-date=September 10, 2025 |date=1860}}</ref> |
It is thought that due to Leopold’s name that he may have been born in Bearsted, formally known as Bertiestad, in Kent. Very little is known of Leopold’s early life, but it is known that he had at least two sons born in the late 10th-century. In late 1013 or early 1014 one son was reportedly killed after Leopold spurred an altercation with monks at St. Austin at [[Canterbury]] about tythes.<ref>{{cite journal |author1=G. Barsch |title=Annalen des Historischen Vereins für den Niederrhe |url=https://www.vr-elibrary.de/doi/pdf/10.7788/annalen-1859-7-jg08 |website=V&R Library |publisher=By Brill |access-date=September 11, 2025 |page=125 |date=Dec 1859 |doi=10.7788/annalen-1859-7-jg08 }}</ref><ref>{{cite web |author1=Mark Antony Lower |title=Patronymica Britannica : a dictionary of the family names of the United Kingdom |url=https://archive.org/details/patronymicabrita00lowe/page/26/mode/2up |website=Internet Archive |publisher=London : J.R. Smith |access-date=September 10, 2025 |date=1860}}</ref> |
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Following his son’s death and receiving zero reparations from Æthelred, Leopold went to [[Sweyn Forkbeard]] for aid and assisted the Danish King in laying siege to Canterbury. Which was captured by 1014 and led to then [[Archbishop of Canterbury]], [[Lyfing (archbishop of Canterbury)|Lyfing]] being briefly taken captive prior to Sweyn’s death in February of that year. Following Leopold’s actions in Canterbury, another son named Burbach Bertie was out of favor of the imperial court and left for [[Kingdom of France|France]] to serve [[Robert II of France|Robert II]].<ref>{{cite web |author1=Robert Pollard |title=The peerage of Great Britain and Ireland: including the extinct, with a genealogical and historical account of each noble family. Embellished with a series of historical prints… |url=https://quod.lib.umich.edu/cgi/t/text/text-idx?cc=ecco;c=ecco;idno=004868667.0001.000;node=004868667.0001.000:8;seq=80;view=text;rgn=div1 |website=University of Michigan Library |publisher=R. Pollard, London, sold by C. Dilly. J. Edwards, R. White & P. Byrne |access-date=September 10, 2025 |date=1793}}</ref> |
Following his son’s death and receiving zero reparations from Æthelred, Leopold went to [[Sweyn Forkbeard]] for aid and assisted the Danish King in laying siege to Canterbury. Which was captured by 1014 and led to then [[Archbishop of Canterbury]], [[Lyfing (archbishop of Canterbury)|Lyfing]] being briefly taken captive prior to Sweyn’s death in February of that year. Following Leopold’s actions in Canterbury, another son named Burbach Bertie was out of favor of the imperial court and left for [[Kingdom of France|France]] to serve [[Robert II of France|Robert II]].<ref>{{cite web |author1=Robert Pollard |title=The peerage of Great Britain and Ireland: including the extinct, with a genealogical and historical account of each noble family. Embellished with a series of historical prints… |url=https://quod.lib.umich.edu/cgi/t/text/text-idx?cc=ecco;c=ecco;idno=004868667.0001.000;node=004868667.0001.000:8;seq=80;view=text;rgn=div1 |website=University of Michigan Library |publisher=R. Pollard, London, sold by C. Dilly. J. Edwards, R. White & P. Byrne |access-date=September 10, 2025 |date=1793}}</ref> |
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It is also known that Leopold had a living descendant in the year 1154 who returned to England from [[Duchy of Normandy|Normandy]] with [[Henry II of England|Henry II]].<ref>{{cite journal |author1=G. T. Clark |title=Original Documents Charters of the Berties of Bertiested, or Bersted |url=https://www.tandfonline.com/doi/pdf/10.1080/00665983.1874.10851653 |journal=Archaeological Journal |access-date=September 11, 2025 |page=284 |date=1874 |volume=31 |doi=10.1080/00665983.1874.10851653 }}</ref> |
It is also known that Leopold had a living descendant in the year 1154 who returned to England from [[Duchy of Normandy|Normandy]] with [[Henry II of England|Henry II]].<ref>{{cite journal |author1=G. T. Clark |title=Original Documents Charters of the Berties of Bertiested, or Bersted |url=https://www.tandfonline.com/doi/pdf/10.1080/00665983.1874.10851653 |journal=Archaeological Journal |access-date=September 11, 2025 |page=284 |date=1874 |volume=31 |doi=10.1080/00665983.1874.10851653 }}</ref> |
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English nobleman
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Leopoldus de Bertie |
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| In office Early 11th-century – December, 1013 |
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| Born | late 10th-century possibly Bearsted, Kent, England |
| Died | after February, 1014 likely Kent, England |
Leopoldus de Bertie or Leopold de Bertie (died c. 1014) was a 10th and 11th-century Anglo-Saxon nobleman who possibly served as the first Constable of Dover Castle, or a position of similar standing, during the reign of Æthelred the Unready.[1]
It is thought that due to Leopold’s name that he may have been born in Bearsted, formally known as Bertiestad, in Kent. Very little is known of Leopold’s early life, but it is known that he had at least two sons born in the late 10th-century. In late 1013 or early 1014 one son was reportedly killed after Leopold spurred an altercation with monks at St. Austin at Canterbury about tythes.[2][3]
Following his son’s death and receiving zero reparations from Æthelred, Leopold went to Sweyn Forkbeard for aid and assisted the Danish King in laying siege to Canterbury. Which was captured by 1014 and led to then Archbishop of Canterbury, Lyfing being briefly taken captive prior to Sweyn’s death in February of that year. Only reigning as King of the English for about five weeks prior to Æthelred’s return. Following Leopold’s actions in Canterbury, another son named Burbach Bertie was out of favor of the imperial court and left for France to serve Robert II.[4]
It is also known that Leopold had a living descendant in the year 1154 who returned to England from Normandy with Henry II.[5]
- ^ Samuel Percy Hammond Statham (1899). “The history of the Castle, Town, and Port of Dover”. Internet Archive. London, New York, Bombay, Longmans, Green, and Co. Retrieved September 11, 2025.
- ^ G. Barsch (Dec 1859). “Annalen des Historischen Vereins für den Niederrhe”. V&R Library. By Brill: 125. doi:10.7788/annalen-1859-7-jg08. Retrieved September 11, 2025.
- ^ Mark Antony Lower (1860). “Patronymica Britannica : a dictionary of the family names of the United Kingdom”. Internet Archive. London : J.R. Smith. Retrieved September 10, 2025.
- ^ Robert Pollard (1793). “The peerage of Great Britain and Ireland: including the extinct, with a genealogical and historical account of each noble family. Embellished with a series of historical prints…” University of Michigan Library. R. Pollard, London, sold by C. Dilly. J. Edwards, R. White & P. Byrne. Retrieved September 10, 2025.
- ^ G. T. Clark (1874). “Original Documents Charters of the Berties of Bertiested, or Bersted”. Archaeological Journal. 31: 284. doi:10.1080/00665983.1874.10851653. Retrieved September 11, 2025.
