![]() Born ± 846 at France, died 870, approximately 24 years 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. Married 856 at 1st husband 2nd wife (approximately 1 years married) to: ![]() Born 806 at Wessex, England, died Jan 13, 857/58 at Stamridge, approximately 51 years, buried at Reburied at Winchester, Hampshire, England, 1st marriage to: Osburh, 2nd marriage to: Judith Princess of France Aethelwulf, also spelled ETHELWULF (d. 858), Anglo-Saxon king in England, the father of King Alfred the Great. As ruler of the West Saxons from 839 to 856, he allied his kingdom of Wessex with Mercia and thereby withstood invasions by Danish Vikings. The son of the great West Saxon king Egbert (ruled 802-839), Aethelwulf ascended the throne four years after the Danes had begun large-scale raids on the English coast. In 851 he scored a major victory over a large Danish army at a place called Aclea in Surrey. Aethelwulf then married his daughter to the Mercian king Burgred (853), and in 856 he himself married the daughter of Charles II the Bald, king of the West Franks. Aethelwulf was deposed by a rival faction upon his return from a pilgrimage to Rome in 856, but he continued to rule Kent and several other eastern provinces until his death. In addition to Alfred the Great (ruled 871-899), three of Aethelwulf's other sons became kings of Wessex. [Encyclopaedia Britannica] |
2nd marriage ![]() Married after 858 at 2nd husband (at most 2 years married) to: ![]() Born ± 826 at Wessex, England, died 860 at (dsp), approximately 34 years Aethelbald (d. 860), king of Wessex (from 855/856), the son of Aethelwulf, with whom he led the West Saxons to victory against the Danes at Aclea (851). He reportedly rebelled against his father either before (855) or on the latter's return from Rome in 856 and deprived him of Wessex, which he ruled until his death. On his father's death in 858 he married his stepmother, Judith. [Encyclopaedia Britannica] |
3rd marriage ![]() Married 862 at 3rd husband (7 or 8 years married) to: ![]() 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. Children: 1. ![]() Born ± 862 at Flanders, Nord, France 2. ![]() Born ± 864 at Flanders now Belgium, died Jun 17, 896 at Cambrai, Nord-Pas-de-Calais, France, approximately 32 years 3. ![]() Born ± 865 at Flanders, France, died Sep 10, 918, approximately 53 years |