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Henry IX, Duke of Bavaria. Kunizza of Bavaria. House. Flanders. Father. Baldwin IV, Count of Flanders. Mother. Eleanor of Normandy. Judith of Flanders (1030-1035 to 5 March 1095) [2] was, by her successive marriages to Tostig Godwinson and Welf I, Countess of Northumbria and Duchess of Bavaria .
Judith of Flanders (circa 843 – 870 or later) was a Carolingian princess who became Queen of Wessex by two successive marriages and later Countess of Flanders. Judith was the eldest child of the Carolingian emperor Charles the Bald and his first wife, Ermentrude of Orléans. In 856, she married Æthelwulf, King of Wessex.
Born in 1032 in Flanders; died on March 5, 1094, at Weingarten Abbey in Bavaria; daughter of Baldwin V, count of Flanders (r. 1035–1067), and Adela Capet (c. 1010–1079); sister of Matilda of Flanders (c. 1031–1083); married Tostig Godwinson (an English knight and brother of King Harold II), earl of Northumberland, in October 1051 (died ...
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Oct 11, 2023 · Explore genealogy for Judith (Flandre) of Flanders born abt. 1033 Flandre, France died 1094 including ancestors + descendants + 1 photos + 5 genealogist comments + more in the free family tree community.
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- Tostig Godwinson, Welf Guelph (Bayern) Welf
Mar 15, 2021 · Judith of Flanders was the daughter of Baldwin IV, Count of Flanders and his second wife, a daughter of the Duke of Normandy. Baldwin was thirty years older than his wife. Judith was born around 1031.
Judith of Flanders (1030-1035 to 5 March 1095) was, by her successive marriages to Tostig Godwinson and Welf I, Countess of Northumbria and Duchess of Bavaria. She was the owner of many books and illuminated manuscripts , which she bequeathed to Weingarten Abbey (two of which are now held at the Pierpont Morgan Library).
The third chapter tells of Judith’s exile in Flanders after the rebellion in Northumbria. Several historical events are related where some detail can be discerned of Tostig’s or Judith’s actions and movements, and Tostig’s role in William’s conquest of England. The question of exactly how Tostig died at the Battle
