Judith of Flanders (died 1095)
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This article is about the wife of Tostig Godwinson. For the wife of King Æthelwulf, see Judith of Flanders.
Judith of Flanders (1030-1035 to 5 March 1095)[2] was, by her successive marriages to Tostig Godwinson and Welf I, Countess of Northumbria and Duchess of Bavaria.
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Judith of Flanders | |
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Countess of Northumbria | |
Tenure | 1055–1066 |
Duchess of Bavaria | |
Tenure | 1071–1077 |
Born | 1032[1] Bruges |
Died | 5 March 1095 |
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Spouse | Tostig Godwinson Welf I, Duke of Bavaria |
Issue | Welf II, Duke of Bavaria Henry IX, Duke of Bavaria Kunizza of Bavaria |
House | Flanders |
Father | Baldwin IV, Count of Flanders |
Mother | Eleanor of Normandy |
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She was the owner of many books and illuminated manuscripts, which she bequeathed to Weingarten Abbey (two of which are now held at the Morgan Library & Museum in New York).[3]