Judith of Flanders , Countess of Northumbria

F, (circa 1033 - 5 March 1094)
Father-Biological*Baldwin IV Fair Beard de Lille ~ Count of Flanders and Valenciennes b. 980, d. 30 May 1035
Mother-Biological*Eleanor of Normandy
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Last Edited=22 May 2022
Judith of Flanders
     Judith of Flanders , Countess of Northumbria was born circa 1033 at Bruges, Flanders, France (now Belgium).1,2 She was the daughter of Baldwin IV Fair Beard de Lille ~ Count of Flanders and Valenciennes and Eleanor of Normandy. 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.)2 In September 1051, Tostig and Judith were forced to flee England for Bruges, along with her in-laws after Tostig joined his father's armed rebellion against King Edward the Confessor; however, they returned home the following year.2 When her husband was created the Earl of Northumbia in 1055, she became the Countess of Northumbria.2 Tostig was outlawed by King Edward in November 1065, and Judith, along with Tostig and her children, was compelled to seek refuge with her half-brother in Flanders the following month.2

Judith of Flanders , Countess of Northumbria married Welf I , Duke of Bavaria, son of Alberto Azzo II , Marchese d'Este and of the Lombards and Kunigunde of Altdorf, circa 1071.1,3,4,2 Judith of Flanders , Countess of Northumbria died on 5 March 1094.

Compeller's Notes:
Birth: Judith was 38 years old when she married Welf.2

Child of Judith of Flanders , Countess of Northumbria and Welf I , Duke of Bavaria

Citations

  1. Stuart, Roderick W. Royalty for Commoners, The Complete Known Lineage of John of Gaunt, Son of Edward III, King of England, and Queen Philippa, Fourth Edition. Baltimore, Maryland: Genealogical Publishing Company, 2002.
  2. Wikipedia: The Free Encyclopedia. Online https://en.wikipedia.org
  3. Weis, Frederick Lewis. Ancestral Roots of Sixty Colonists Who Came to New England Between 1623 and 1650, Fifth Edition. Baltimore, Maryland: Genealogical Publishing Company, 1982.
  4. Von Redlisch, Marcellus Donald Alexander R.. Pedigrees of Some of the Emperor Charlemagne's Descendants, Volume 1. Cottonport, Louisiana: Order of the Crown of Charlemagne, 1941.