Judith of Brittany

982 - 1017  (35 years)

• Name	Judith of Brittany
  	She was also called Judith of Rennes. [8]
  Born	982	Brittany, France   [5, 7, 8]
  Died	28 Aug 1017	Normandy, France   [5, 7, 8]
  Buried	Bernay Abbey, Bernay, Normandy, France   [8]
  	The coffin of Judith of Brittany Leaden sarcophagus of Judith of Brittany a.k.a. Judith de Conan (982–1017). The sarcophagus was made in the 11th century and found in the 19th century in the foundations of the church of the abbey Notre-Dame in Bernay. The skeleton in the sarcophagus was that of an important woman of small body height with a congenital deformation of the haunch. Deformations of this kind were common among women of Brittany, sometimes, but not always, making it impossible for them to give birth to children.
  Siblings	2 siblings
  + 1. Geoffrey, Duke of Brittany ,   b. Abt 980,   d. 20 Nov 1008  (Age ~ 28 years) ▻ Hawise of Normandy ,  m. Between 996 and 999 + 2. Judith of Brittany ,   b. 982, Brittany, France ,   d. 28 Aug 1017, Normandy, France  (Age 35 years) ▻ Richard II "the Good", Duke of Normandy ,  m. 1000 + 3. daughter ▻ Hugh III, Count of Maine
  Person ID	I2464	| Roy Line, Boudreau Line
  Last Modified	18 Feb 2021

  
  

  Father	Conan I "le Tort", Duke of Brittany, Count of Rennes,   d. 27 Jun 992, Conquereuil, Pays de la Loire, France
  Mother	Ermengarde d'Anjou
  Married	980
  Family ID	F1909	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

  
  

  Family	Richard II "the Good", Duke of Normandy,   b. 23 Aug 963, Normandy, France ,   d. 28 Aug 1026, Fécamp, Seine-Maritime, Normandy, France  (Age 63 years)  [5, 7]
  Married	1000  [1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7]
  Age at Marriage	She was 18 years - He was 36 years
  Children	+ 1. Richard III, Duke of Normandy,   b. 1002,   d. 5 Aug 1027 or 5 Aug 1027  (Age 25 years) + 2. Alice of Normandy,   b. Abt 1003, Normandy, France ,   d. After 1 Jul 1037  (Age ~ 34 years) + 3. Robert I "the Devil", Duke of Normandy,   b. Abt 1000, Normandy, France ,   d. 22 Jul 1035, Nicaea, Empire of the East  (Age ~ 35 years)   4. William,   b. Abt 1007/09,   d. 1025  (Age ~ 16 years) + 5. Elena of Normandy   6. Matilda,   b. Between 1013 and 1015
  Last Modified	17 Feb 2021
  Family ID	F1907	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

  
  

• Event Map		Born - 982 - Brittany, France Died - 28 Aug 1017 - Normandy, France Buried - - Bernay Abbey, Bernay, Normandy, France  = Link to Google Earth
  Pin Legend	: Address       : Location       : City/Town       : County/Shire       : State/Province       : Country       : Not Set

  
  

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