Judith of Flanders
Queen consort of Wessex and countess of Flanders · France · On the map · Historical Figures · Born 844
Judith of Flanders 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.
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A depiction of King Æthelwulf from the 14th century
A depiction of King Æthelbald from the 14th century
Baldwin I of Flanders and his wife Judith of France, by Jan van der Asselt, ca. 1372/73. Currently displayed at the Gravenkapel, Kortrijk, Belgium.
An 1849 depiction of the elopement of Baldwin and Judith by Félix de Vigne
A depiction of the institution of Baldwin as Margrave of Flanders from circa 1450-1460 by Ægidius of RoyaAbout this person
After her husband's death in 858, Judith married his son and successor, Æthelbald. King Ætheldbald died in 860. Both of Judith's first two marriages were childless. Her third marriage was to Baldwin I, Margrave of Flanders, with whom she had several children.
