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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 life, but it is known that he had at least two sons prior to Æthelred regaining the throne in 1014. It is said that one son, also name Leopold, 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=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> Traditional nomenclature at the time suggests that this was likely the eldest son. The other son was reportedly killed after Leopold spurred an altercation with monks at St. Austin at [[Canterbury]] about tythes.<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. |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><ref>{{cite web |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}}</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 life, but it is known that he had at least two sons prior to Æthelred regaining the throne in 1014. It is said that one son, also name Leopold, 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=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> Traditional nomenclature at the time suggests that this was likely the eldest son. The other son was reportedly killed after Leopold spurred an altercation with monks at St. Austin at [[Canterbury]] about tythes.<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. |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><ref>{{cite web |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}}</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 web |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 |website=Taylor and Francis Online |publisher=Archaeological Journal |access-date=September 11, 2025 |page=284 |date=1874}}</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 web |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 |website=Taylor and Francis Online |publisher=Archaeological Journal |access-date=September 11, 2025 |page=284 |date=1874}}</ref> |
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English nobleman
Leopoldus de Bertie or Leapold de Bertie 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 life, but it is known that he had at least two sons prior to Æthelred regaining the throne in 1014. It is said that one son, also name Leopold, was out of favor of the imperial court and left for France to serve Robert II.[2] Traditional nomenclature at the time suggests that this was likely the eldest son. The other son was reportedly killed after Leopold spurred an altercation with monks at St. Austin at Canterbury about tythes.[3][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.
- ^ 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. Barsch (Dec 1859). “Annalen des Historischen Vereins für den Niederrhe”. V&R Library. By Brill. p. 125. Retrieved September 11, 2025.
- ^ G. T. Clark (1874). “Original Documents Charters of the Berties of Bertiested, or Bersted”. Taylor and Francis Online. Archaeological Journal. p. 284. Retrieved September 11, 2025.
