CAROLINGIAN Judith

Abt 0844 - Aft 0870  (> 27 years)

• Name	CAROLINGIAN Judith
  Birth	Abt 0844	France
  Gender	Female
  Death	Aft 0870	Flanders
  Notes	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: Baldwin, who succeeded his father as Count of Flanders[7][9] Raoul, who died in 896[7][9] Some sources give further son to them: Charles, born in about 864, who died young:[9] he is found only in a late source[7] 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] Sources ↑ 1.0 1.1 1.2 1.3 1.4 The Henry Project, entry for Judith wife of (1) Æthelwulf of Wessex; (2) Æthelbald of Wessex; (3) Baldwin I of Flanders ↑ 2.0 2.1 2.2 2.3 2.4 2.5 Charles Cawley. "Medieval Lands": A prosopography of medieval European noble and royal families © by Charles Cawley, hosted by Foundation for Medieval Genealogy (FMG). See also WikiTree's source page for MedLands.Entry for JUDITH of the Franks (c844-after 870) ↑ 3.0 3.1 3.2 3.3 3.4 3.5 3.6 Oxford Dictionary of National Biography, entry by Janet L Neslon for 'Æthelwulf', print and online 2004 ↑ Asser. Life of King Alfred, translated by Albert S Cook, Ginn and Company, 1906, pp. 11-12, Internet Archive ↑ Frank Stenton. Anglo-Saxon England, 3rd edition, Oxford University Press, 1971, p. 245 ↑ J A Giles (translator). Roger of Wendover's Flowers of History, Vol. I, Henry G Bohn, 1849, p. 187, Internet Archive ↑ 7.0 7.1 7.2 7.3 7.4 7.5 7.6 7.7 The Henry Project, entry for Baldwin I "Iron-arm" ↑ Wikipedia: Judith of Flanders ↑ 9.0 9.1 9.2 9.3 9.4 9.5 Charles Cawley, Medlands, entry for BAUDOUIN (830/37-Arras 879) Cawley, Charles. "Medieval Lands": A prosopography of medieval European noble and royal families © by Charles Cawley, hosted by Foundation for Medieval Genealogy (FMG). See also WikiTree's source page for MedLands.Entry for JUDITH of the Franks (c844-after 870) The Henry Project, entry for Judith wife of (1) Æthelwulf of Wessex; (2) Æthelbald of Wessex; (3) Baldwin I of Flanders Oxford Dictionary of National Biography, entry by Janet L Neslon for 'Æthelwulf', print and online 2004 Wikipedia: Judith of Flanders Wikipedia: Æthelwulf, King of Wessex Wikipedia: Æthelbald, King of Wessex Wikipedia: Baldwin I, Count of Flanders ThePeerage.com - entry for Judith, Princesse des Francs
  Person ID	I58636	Freeman-Smith
  Last Modified	27 Jan 2026

  
  

  Father	CAROLINGIAN Charles,   b. 13 Jun 0823, Frankfurt d. 06 Oct 0877, Brides Les Bains, Bourgogne (Age 54 years)
  Relationship	natural
  Mother	BOSONID Richildis,   b. Abt 0845, Metz, Moselle, Lorraine, France d. Abt 30 Jan 0910, Chalons sur Saone, Saone et Loire, Bourgogne, France (Age 65 years)
  Relationship	Stepchild
  Marriage	22 Jan 0870	Aix-la-Chapelle
  Family ID	F26464	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

  
  

  Father	CAROLINGIAN Charles,   b. 13 Jun 0823, Frankfurt d. 06 Oct 0877, Brides Les Bains, Bourgogne (Age 54 years)
  Relationship	natural
  Mother	ORLÉANS Ermentrudi,   b. 27 Sep 0823, Orléans, Loiret, Centre, Francia d. 06 Oct 0869, St Denis, Aude, Languedoc-Roussillon, Francia (Age 46 years)
  Relationship	natural
  Marriage	13 Dec 0842	Quierzy, Aisne
  Family ID	F25957	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

  
  

  Family	FLANDRE Baudouin,   b. 0837, Oost-Vlaanderen, Flanders, Belgium d. 02 Jan 0879, Arras, Hautes-Pyrenees, Midi-Pyrenees, France (Age ~ 41 years)
  Marriage	13 Dec 0862	Auxerre, Bourgogne, Francia
  Children	1. FLANDRE Baudouin,   b. Abt 0864, Flanders, Nord, France d. 10 Sep 0918, Ghent, Flanders, Belgium (Age 54 years)  [Father: natural]  [Mother: natural]   2. FLANDRE Guinedilda,   b. Bef 27 Jun 0875, Flanders d. Abt 0900, Flanders (Age > 24 years)  [Father: natural]  [Mother: natural]
  Family ID	F26116	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart
  Last Modified	27 Jan 2026