Judith of Flanders, Countess of Northumbria

1033 - 1094  (61 years)

• Name	Judith of Flanders
  Relationship	with Robert Alan Roy
  Birth	About 1033	Bruges, Flanders, Belguim   [1, 4]
  General Information	She was the owner of many books and illuminated manuscripts, which she bequeathed to Weingarten Abbey (two of which are now held at the Pierpont Morgan Library).  [4]
  Travel	Sep 1051 (Age 18)  [4]
  In September 1051, Tostig and Judith were forced to flee England for Bruges, along with her in-laws after Tostig joined his father's armed rebellion against King Edward the Confessor; however, they returned home the following year.
  Title(s)	1055 (Age 22)  [4]
  When her husband was created the Earl of Northumbia in 1055, she became the Countess of Northumbria.
  Travel	Nov 1065 (Age 32)  [4]
  Tostig was outlawed by King Edward in November 1065, and Judith, along with Tostig and her children, was compelled to seek refuge with her half-brother in Flanders the following month.
  Death	5 Mar 1094  [1, 2, 3, 4]
  Burial	—	Weingarten Abbey, Weingarten, Baden-Württemberg, Germany   [1, 4]
  Person ID	I3308	| Roy Line, Boudreau Line
  Last Modified	22 Aug 2021

  
  

  Father	Baldwin IV de Lille "Fair Beard", Count of Flanders and Valenciennes,   b. About 980, Flanders, Belgium d. 30 May 1035, Flanders, Belgium (Age 55 years)
  Mother	Elena of Normandy
  Marriage	After 1030
  Age at Marriage	He : ~ 51 years - She : ??.
  Family ID	F2468	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

  
  

  Family 1	Tostig Godwinson, Earl of Northumberia ,   b. About 1026   d. 25 Sep 1066, Stamford Bridge, Yorkshire, England (Age 40 years)
  Marriage	Before Sep 1051  [1, 2, 3, 4, 5]
  Age at Marriage	She : ~ 18 years and 8 months - He : ~ 25 years and 8 months.
  Children	Together they had children whose names and numbers are not recorded. They were described in the Vita Ædwardi Regis as "unweaned" at the time of their father's death.   [4]
  Children	1. Skuli Tostisson Kongsfostre,   b. 1052   2. Ketil Tostisson,   b. 1054
  Family ID	F2705	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart
  Last Modified	25 Aug 2021

  
  

  Family 2	Welf I, Duke of Bavaria,   b. 1037   d. 9 Nov 1101, Paphos, Cyprus (Age 64 years)
  Marriage	About 1071  [1, 2, 3, 4, 6]
  		Judith of Flanders marries Welf I
  Age at Marriage	She : ~ 38 years - He : ~ 34 years.
  Children	1. Welf II, Duke of Bavaria,   b. 1072 + 2. Henry IX "the Black", Duke of Bavaria,   b. 1074   d. 13 Dec 1126, Ravensburg, Baden-Württemberg, Germany (Age 52 years)   3. Kuniza,   b. 1068, Bavaria, Germany d. 6 Mar 1120 (Age 52 years)
  Family ID	F2704	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart
  Last Modified	22 Aug 2021

  
  

• Notes

  Birth: Judith was 38 years old when she married Welf. [4]

  
  

• Event Map		Birth - About 1033 - Bruges, Flanders, Belguim Child - Kuniza - 1068 - Bavaria, Germany Burial - — - Weingarten Abbey, Weingarten, Baden-Württemberg, Germany  = Link to Google Earth
  Pin Legend	: Address       : Location       : City/Town       : County/Shire       : State/Province       : Country       : Not Set

  
  

• Photos

  Judith of Flanders

  
  

• Sources

  [S60] Stuart, Roderick W. Royalty for Commoners, The Complete Known Lineage of John of Gaunt, Son of Edward III, King of England, and Queen Philippa Fourth Edition, (Baltimore, Maryland: Genealogical Publishing Company, 2002). [S63] von Redlisch, Marcellus Donald Alexander R. Pedigrees of Some of the Emperor Charlemagne's Descendants volume 1 , (Cottonport, Louisiana: Order of the Crown of Charlemagne, 1941). [S59] Weis, Frederick Lewis. Ancestral Roots of Sixty Colonists Who Came to New England Between 1623 and 1650 Fifth Editionif, (Baltimore, Maryland: Genealogical Publishing Co., 1982). [S304] Wikipedia, Judith of Flanders (died 1095). [S304] Wikipedia, Tostig Godwinson. [S304] Wikipedia, Welf I, Duke of Bavaria.