Judith of Brittany

982 - 1017  (35 years)

• Name	Judith of Brittany
  Relationship	with Robert Alan Roy
  Birth	982	Brittany, France   [5, 7, 8]
  General Information	She was also called Judith of Rennes.  [8]
  Death	28 Aug 1017	Normandy, France   [5, 7, 8]
  Burial	—	Bernay Abbey, Bernay, Normandy, France   [8]
  		The coffin of Judith of Brittany Leaden sarcophagus of Judith of Brittany a.k.a. Judith de Conan (982–1017). The sarcophagus was made in the 11th century and found in the 19th century in the foundations of the church of the abbey Notre-Dame in Bernay. The skeleton in the sarcophagus was that of an important woman of small body height with a congenital deformation of the haunch. Deformations of this kind were common among women of Brittany, sometimes, but not always, making it impossible for them to give birth to children.
  Siblings	2 Siblings
  + 1. Geoffrey, Duke of Brittany,   b. Abt 980   d. 20 Nov 1008  (Age 28 years) ▻ Hawise of Normandy,  m. Between 996 and 999   2. Judith of Brittany,   b. 982, Brittany, France d. 28 Aug 1017, Normandy, France  (Age 35 years) ▻ Richard II "the Good", Duke of Normandy,  m. 1000   3. daughter ▻ Hugh III, Count of Maine
  Person ID	I2464	| Roy Line, Boudreau Line
  Last Modified	31 Jan 2022

  
  

  Father	Conan I "le Tort", Duke of Brittany, Count of Rennes   d. 27 Jun 992, Conquereuil, Pays de la Loire, France
  Mother	Ermengarde d'Anjou
  Marriage	980
  Family ID	F1909	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

  
  

  Family	Richard II "the Good", Duke of Normandy,   b. 23 Aug 963, Normandy, France d. 28 Aug 1026, Fécamp, Seine-Maritime, Normandy, France (Age 63 years)
  Marriage	1000  [1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7]
  Age at Marriage	She : ~ 18 years - He : ~ 36 years and 4 months.
  Children	+ 1. Richard III, Duke of Normandy,   b. 1002   d. 5 Aug 1027 or 5 Aug 1027 (Age 25 years) + 2. Judith of Normandy,   b. Abt 1003, Normandy, France d. After 1 Jul 1037 (Age 34 years)   3. Robert I "the Devil", Duke of Normandy,   b. About 1000, Normandy, France d. 22 Jul 1035, Nicaea, Empire of the East (Age 35 years)   4. William,   b. About 1007/09   d. 1025 (Age 16 years) + 5. Elena of Normandy   6. Matilda,   b. Between 1013 and 1015
  Family ID	F1907	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart
  Last Modified	31 Jan 2022

  
  

• Event Map		Birth - 982 - Brittany, France Child - Robert I "the Devil", Duke of Normandy - About 1000 - Normandy, France Child - Judith of Normandy - Abt 1003 - Normandy, France Death - 28 Aug 1017 - Normandy, France Burial - — - Bernay Abbey, Bernay, Normandy, France  = Link to Google Earth
  Pin Legend	: Address       : Location       : City/Town       : County/Shire       : State/Province       : Country       : Not Set

  
  

• Sources

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