Judith DE FLANDRE
- Born: Abt 1033, Flandres
- Married (1): Before Sep 1051
- Married (2): 1071
- Died: 5 Mar 1094
 Research Notes:
The Annalista Saxo names "Iudhita…amita Rodberti comitis de Flandria ex cognatione beati Ethmundi regis" as husband of "Haroldi" (in error for Tostig) but correctly names her second husband "Welphus filius Azzonis marchionis Italorum". The Genealogia Welforum names "filiam comitis Flandrie, reginam Anglie, Iuditam nomine" as wife of Welf. Florence of Worcester says that Judith was "daughter of Baldwin Count of Flanders" but does not specify which Count Baldwin, nor is this clear from the context. According to the Vita Ædwardi Regis, Judith was the sister of Count Baudouin V. On the other hand, Alberic de Trois Fontaines asserts that Judith was one of the children of Baudouin V Count of Flanders and his wife Adela de France, but there are other clear errors in Alberic's listing of this couple's children so the statement should be viewed with caution. Judith is also listed as the daughter of Count Baudouin V (after Mathilde) in a manuscript whose attribution to Orderic Vitalis is disputed, which also shows her first marriage. The date of her first marriage is confirmed by the Anglo-Saxon Chronicle which records that "earl Godwine" fled after the Council of 9 Sep 1051 "with Tostig and his wife who was a kinswoman of Baldwin of Bruges".
Judith moved to Denmark after her first husband was killed. "Dux Gewelfo eiusque…uxor Iudita" donated property to Kloster Weingarten, with the consent of "filiorum suorum Gwelfonis et Heinrici", dated 12 Mar 1094. The Chronicon of Bernold records the death "1094 IV Non Mar" of "Iuditha uxor ducis Welfonis Baioariæ" and her burial "apud monasterium…Sancti Martini" built by her husband. The necrology of Raitenbuch records the death "III Non Mar" of "Iudinta regina Anglie, filia marchionis de Este uxor Welfonis nostri fundatoris", exaggerating her status resulting from her first marriage and confusing her paternity. The necrology of Weingarten records the death "III Non Mar" of "Judita dux regina Anglie", also exaggerating her status resulting from her first marriage. 1
Marriage Information:
Judith married Tostig GODWINSSON, Earl of Northumbria, son of Earl Godwin DE WESSEX and Gytha THORGILSDOTTIR of Denmark, before Sep 1051. (Tostig GODWINSSON Earl of Northumbria was born about 1026 and died on 25 Sep 1066.)
Marriage Information:
Judith also married Welf IV D' ESTE, Duke (I) of Bavaria, son of Alberto Azzo II D' ESTE, Conte di Luni, and Kunigunde VON ALTDORF, in 1071. (Welf IV D' ESTE was born between 1035 and 1040 and died on 6 Nov 1101 in Paphos, Cyprus.) |
