Princess Judith, of Flanders, Queen Consort of Wessex
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Name Judith [1] Prefix Princess Suffix of Flanders, Queen Consort of Wessex Birth Abt 843 [2] Gender Female Person ID I93978 Ancestral Trails Last Modified 7 Jun 2024
Father Charles the BALD Mother Ermentrude of ORLÉANS Family ID F36656 Group Sheet | Family Chart
Family 1 Æthelwulf --, King of Wessex, b. Between 795 and 810 d. 13 Jan 858 (Age ~ 63 years) Marriage 1 Oct 856 [1] Family ID F22783 Group Sheet | Family Chart Last Modified 15 Apr 2025
Family 2 Æthelbald -- d. Jul 860 Marriage 858 [1, 3] - By any standards this marriage to her step-son was considered by all chroniclers to be incestuous. After her second marriage ended with the death of Aethelbald, she returned to Francia where her father placed her in Senlis nunnery. After a short time she met Count Baldwin of Flanders. The pair eloped, without the consent of her father.
Family ID F22784 Group Sheet | Family Chart Last Modified 7 Jun 2024
Family 3 Baldwin I, Margrave of Flanders Marriage 862 [2] - There were no children from Judith's first two marriages. However, there were several children from her third marriage.
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An 1849 depiction of the elopement of Baldwin and Judith. Courtesy of Wikipedia.Family ID F36657 Group Sheet | Family Chart Last Modified 7 Jun 2024
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