| Father |
Karl (Charles) av Vest-Franken, "Karl 2", b. 13 Jun 0823, Frankfurt, Darmstadt, Hessen, Tyskland  d. 06 Oct 0877, Bourgogne, Frankrike (Age 54 years) |
| Relationship |
Birth |
| Mother |
Irmentrud (Ermentrude) av Orleans, b. 27 Sep 0830, Orleans, Loiret, Centre, Frankrike d. 06 Oct 0869, Bourgogne, Frankrike (Age 39 years) |
| Relationship |
Birth |
| Marriage |
19 Dec 0842 |
Crecy-en-Ponthieu, Somme, Frankrike |
| Family ID |
F2087 |
Group Sheet | Family Chart |
| Family 1 |
Ethelwulf (Aethelwulf) av Wessex, b. Abt 0800, Wessex, England d. 13 Jan 0858, England (Age 58 years) |
| Marriage |
01 Oct 0856 |
Verberie, Oise, Picardie, Frankrike [2] |
- In 855 King Æthelwulf of Wessex made a pilgrimage to Rome, and on his way back in 856 he stayed at the court of the Holy Roman Emperor, Charles the Bald.
In July Æthelwulf became engaged to Charles's daughter, Judith, who was no more than fourteen, while Æthelwulf was about fifty years old, and on 1 October 856 they were married at Verberie in northern France. This was a childless marriage.
The marriage was a diplomatic alliance. Both men were suffering from Viking attacks, and for Æthelwulf the marriage had the advantage of associating him with Carolingian prestige. In Wessex it was not customary for kings' wives to be queens, but Charles insisted that his daughter be crowned queen.
Æthelwulfs marriage provoked a rebellion by Æthelwulf's eldest surviving son, Æthelbald, probably because he feared displacement by a higher born half brother. However father and son negotiated a compromise under which Æthelwulf received the eastern districts of the kingdom and Æthelbald the western. It is not known whether this meant that Æthelwulf took Kent and Æthelbald Wessex, or whether Wessex itself was divided.
Judith had no children by Æthelwulf, who died on 13 January 858. He was succeeded by Æthelbald, who married Judith, his step-mother, probably to enhance his status because she was the daughter of the Holy Roman Emperor.
[2]
|
| Family ID |
F2515 |
Group Sheet | Family Chart |
| Last Modified |
3 Apr 2016 |
| Family 2 |
Ethelbald (Aethelbald) av Wessex, b. Abt 0834 d. 20 Dec 860, Sherborne, Dorset, England (Age 26 years) |
| Marriage |
Aft 13 Jan 0858 |
Wessex, England [2] |
- King Æthelwulf, who died on 13 January 858, was succeeded by his son Æthelbald, who married his step-mother Judith, probably to enhance his status because she was the daughter of the Holy Roman Emperor.
The marriage was condemned by Asser in his Life of Alfred the Great:
Once King Æthelwulf was dead, Æthelbald, his son, against God's prohibition and Christian dignity, and also contrary to the practice of all pagans, took over his father's marriage-bed and married Judith, daughter of Charles, king of the Franks, incurring great disgrace from all who heard of it.
Judith was still childless when Æthelbald died in 860 after a reign of 2,5 years.
[2]
|
| Family ID |
F2516 |
Group Sheet | Family Chart |
| Last Modified |
9 Feb 2016 |
| Family 3 |
Balduin (Baldwin) av Flandern, "Balduin 1", b. Abt 0837, Gent, Øst-Flandern, Flandern, Belgia d. Abt 0879, Auxerre, Yonne, Bourgogne, Frankrike (Age 42 years) |
| Marriage |
13 Dec 862 |
Auxerre, Yonne, Bourgogne, Frankrike [2] |
- Hun giftet seg med Balduin 1 av Flandern "Baldwin Jernarmen" (4561) cirka 863 på Auxerre, Yonne, Bourgogne, Frankrike. Judith hadde først vært gift med den engelske konge Ethelwulf som døde i 858, og deretter med dennes sønn fra første ekteskap, Ethelbald, død i 860.
Baldiun bortførte henne i forståelse med hennes bror Ludvig "den stammende" og hennes fetter, kong Lothar 2. De dro til Roma og ba pave Nicolaus 1 om hjelp og fikk etter pavens forbønn hennes fars tilgivelse.
Following her second husband king Æthelbald's death, Judith sold her properties in Wessex and returned to France.
According to the Chronicle of St. Bertin, her father sent her to the Monastery at Senlis, where she would remain under his protection and royal episcopal guardianship, with all the honour due to a queen, until such time as, if she could not remain chaste, she might marry in the way the apostle said, that is suitably and legally.
Around Christmas 861, Judith eloped with Baldwin, later Count of Flanders. The two were likely married at the monastery of Senlis at this time. The record of the incident in the Annals depicts Judith not as the passive victim of bride theft but as an active agent, eloping at the instigation of Baldwin and apparently with her brother Louis the Stammerer's consent.
Unsurprisingly, Judith's father was furious and ordered his bishops to excommunicate the couple. They later fled to the court of Judith's cousin Lothair 2 of Lotharingia for protection, before going to Pope Nicholas 1 to plead their case.
The Pope took diplomatic action and asked Judith's father to accept the union as legally binding and welcome the young couple into his circle, which ultimately he did. The couple then returned to France and were officially married at Auxerre in 863.
[2]
|
| Children |
| | 1. Karl (Charles) av Flandern, b. Aft 0863 [Birth] |
| + | 2. Balduin (Baldwin) av Flandern, "Balduin 2", b. Between 0864 and 0866, Gent, Øst-Flandern, Flandern, Belgia d. 10 Sep 0918, Gent, Øst-Flandern, Flandern, Belgia (Age 54 years) [Birth] |
| | 3. Raoul (Rodulf) av Flandern, b. Abt 0869 d. Abt 0896 (Age 27 years) [Birth] |
|
| Family ID |
F2499 |
Group Sheet | Family Chart |
| Last Modified |
9 Feb 2016 |
0844 - Abt 0870 (27 years)