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Judith was the daughter of Charles the Bald and his first wife Ermentrude of Orléans. Her birth date is uncertain but may have been about 844.[1][2]
In July 856, she was betrothed to Æthelwulf of Wessex, who was pausing in the kingdom of the Franks on his way back from a pilgrimage to Rome.[3] They married on 1 October 856[2][3] at Verberis near Senlis,[1] and Æthelwulf had her formally consecrated as queen, which was fairly unusual.[3]
After Æthelwulf's death in January 858, she was married to Æthelwulf's son Æthelbald. Asser condemns this marriage to her stepson in strong terms,[4] although there is no sign that the marriage was regarded as scandalous at the time.[5] According to Roger of Wendover, writing in the 13th century, Æthelbald subsequently repented of this marriage and repudiated Judith,[6] but this may well be inaccurate, and no contemporary source refers to any such repudiation.
When Æthelbald died in December 860, Judith returned to her father, having borne no children from either of her fist two marriages.[1][2][3] Her father put her "under episcopal guardianship, and with all the honour due to a queen."[3]
In 862 Judith eloped with Baldwin of Flanders. Her father subsequently initially sought to have her anathematised, but fairly quickly consented to their marriage.[7][2][3] The couple had sought the help of the Pope who intervened to help secure the reconciliation with her father.[7][3] Medlands and Wikipedia say the marriage took place in Auxerre on 13 December 862;[2][8] the Henry Project gives the year as 863.[1] Judith and Baldwin had the following children:
Some sources give further son to them:
Medlands says that there may have been another daughter who was mother of Gautier,[9] but the Henry Project dismisses this.[7] There is currently a profile for an unnamed daughter: Flandre-26.
Both Medlands and the Henry Project state that Guinidilde was not a daughter of Judith and Baldwin, though she is sometimes referred to as one.[7][9]
Judith's death date is not known but was after 870.[1][2] Her third husband died in 879 and was buried in the Abbey of Saint-Bertin, near Saint-Omer.[7][9]
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I have not attempted to detach uncertain children. I will leave that to others. (I want to get back to the House of Wessex.)