Judith of Flanders, Countess of Northumbria
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| Countess of Northumbria | |
| Tenure | 1055–1066 |
| Duchess of Bavaria | |
| Tenure | 1071–1077 |
| Born | 1030/35 Bruges |
| Died | 5 March 1095 |
| Burial | St. Martin Monastery |
| Spouse |
Tostig Godwinson Welf I, Duke of Bavaria |
| Issue | Skuli Ketil Welf II, Duke of Bavaria Henry IX, Duke of Bavaria Kunizza of Bavaria |
| House |
House of Flanders (by birth) House of Godwin (by marriage) House of Welf (by marriage) |
| Father | Baldwin IV, Count of Flanders |
| Mother | Eleanor of Normandy |
Judith of Flanders, Countess of Northumbria, and later Duchess of Bavaria (1030-35 to 5 March 1095) was the wife firstly of Tostig Godwinson, Earl of Northumbria, and secondly of Welf I, Duke of Bavaria. Her niece was Matilda of Flanders, Queen consort of William the Conqueror, who was Judith's cousin.
She was the owner of many books and illuminated manuscripts, which she bequeathed to Weingarten Abbey.
Judith was born between 1030 and 1035 in Bruges, the only child of Baldwin IV, Count of Flanders by his second wife, Eleanor of Normandy, who was herself, the daughter of Richard II of Normandy and Judith of Brittany. Judith had an older half-brother, Baldwin V, Count of Flanders, who succeeded their father upon his death which had occurred when Judith was about two years old. (Some scholars argue that Judith's father was Baldwin V, not Baldwin IV.) Judith's niece was Matilda of Flanders who married William, the first Norman king of England, known to history as "William the Conqueror". King William was Judith's first cousin, being the son of her maternal uncle, Robert of Normandy.
On an unknown date before September 1051, she married her first husband, Tostig Godwinson, brother of King Harold II of England. In September 1051, Judith was forced to flee England for Bruges, along with her husband and in-laws after Tostig joined his father's armed rebellion against King Edward the Confessor; however, they returned home the following year.
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