Judith

Events

Date of Birth: about 844.

Place of Birth: unknown.

The estimated date is given by Baldwin and by Settipani (p. 308).

Date of Death: after 870.

Place of Death: unknown.

The date is given by Baldwin and by Settipani (p. 308).

Relationships

Father: Charles the Bald (died 877), king of the West Franks, emperor.

This relationship is given by père Anselme (1:34), by Nelson (ODNB), by Settipani (p. 308), and by Baldwin.

Mother: Ermentrude (died 869), daughter of Eudes, count of Orléans.

This relationship is given by père Anselme (1:34), by Nelson (ODNB), by Settipani (p. 308), and by Baldwin.

Spouse: Æthelwulf (died 858), king of Wessex. Married at Verberie, near Senlis, 1 October 856.

This relationship is given by père Anselme (1:34), by Nelson (ODNB), by Settipani (p. 308), and by Baldwin.

Spouse: Æthelbald (died 860), king of Wessex. Æthelbald was her step-son, the son of her first husband.

This relationship is given Nelson (ODNB), by Settipani (p. 309), and by Baldwin.

Spouse: Baldwin I of Flanders (died 879). Married December 862 in Auxerre.

This relationship is given by père Anselme (1:34), by Nelson (ODNB), by Settipani (p. 309), and by Baldwin.

Children (by Baldwin):

(Complete source citations for facts about the children on this page are currently outside of the scope of this project. Most information below comes from Baldwin.)

Baldwin II (died 918) married Ælfthryth, daughter of Alfred “the Great”, king of Wessex.

Raoul (died 28 June 896), count of Vermandois.

References

Anselme de Sainte-Marie. Histoire Généalogique et Chronologique de la Maison Royale de France, des Pairs, Grands Officiers de la Couronne, de la Maison du Roy et des Anciens Barons du Royaume. 9 Volumes (Paris: 1726-1733).

Baldwin, Stewart. “Judith” in The Henry Project.

Nelson, Janet. “Æthelwulf (d. 858)” in the Oxford Dictionary of National Biography (Oxford University Press: 2004).

Settipani, Christian (with Patrick Van Kerrebrouck). La préhistoire des Capétiens 481-987. Première Partie (Volume 1 of Nouvelle Histoire Généalogique de l’Auguste Maison de France, 1993).