Baudouin I "Iron Arm" Count of "@N42786@" Flanders, son of Odoscer Count of Harlbec and N.N.. Born 837 at Flanders, Nord, France, died 879 at Arras, Flanders now Belgium, 41 or 42 years A daring warrior under Charles II, he fell in love with the King's daughter Judith, the youthful widow of 2 English kings, married her, and fled with his bride to Lorraine. At first angry, Charles eventually forgave him and made him Margrave of Flanders-changed to Count in the 10th century. Encyclopedia Britannica for Baldwin I. Married 862 at 3rd husband (7 or 8 years married) to: Judith Princess of France, daughter of Charles II "The Bald" Holy Roman Emperor and Ermentrude de Orleans. Born ± 846 at France, died 870, approximately 24 years, 1st marriage to: Aethelwulf King of Kent & Wessex, 2nd marriage to: Aethelbald King of Wessex, 3rd marriage to: Baudouin I "Iron Arm" Count of "@N42786@" Flanders The identity of Judith, wife of Aethelwulf & Aethelbald is pieced together from three different sources. Aethelwulf m. 856 "daughter of Charles II the Bald" Aethelbald m. Judith, his step mother after his father Aethelwulf's death in 858. Judith, daughter of Charles the Bald m. (3) 862 Baudouin I Count of Flanders. Children: 1. Widnille of FlandersBorn ± 862 at Flanders, Nord, France 2. Rudolph Count of CambraiBorn ± 864 at Flanders now Belgium, died Jun 17, 896 at Cambrai, Nord-Pas-de-Calais, France, approximately 32 years 3. Baudouin II "The Bald" Count of "@N42785@" FlandersBorn ± 865 at Flanders, France, died Sep 10, 918, approximately 53 years |