Judith Martel

Judith (c. 844–870), also called Judith Martel, was the wife of Ethelwulf of Wessex and Ethelbald of Wessex.

Related Topics:
844 - 870 - Ethelwulf of Wessex - Ethelbald of Wessex

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Judith was born probably in October of 844, the daughter of Charles the Bald, king of the Franks, and Ermentrude. She was forced by her father to marry Æthelwulf, King of Wessex on October 1, 856 at Verberie sur Oise, France; when he was 51, and she was 13.

Related Topics:
Charles the Bald - Franks - Ermentrude - Æthelwulf - Wessex - October 1 - 856 - Verberie sur Oise

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After Æthelwulf's death on January 13, 858, she was married to his son, Æethelbald, sometime after February 858. Æethelbald was 18 and she was then 14. After Æethelbald's death, the marriage was annulled (in 860), and she was confined at Senlis.

Related Topics:
January 13 - 858 - 860

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She eloped with Baldwin I, Count of Flanders, in January 862. He was 23, she was 19. They were probably married at the monastery of Senlis before they eloped. They hid until October, when they went to her uncle Lothair for protection. From there they fled to Pope Nicholas I for protection. They were then officially married at Auxerre.

Related Topics:
Baldwin I - Flanders - 862 - Lothair - Pope Nicholas I - Auxerre

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They had a son, Baldwin II, Count of Flanders, born in 864. Oddly enough, he was also called the Bald.

Related Topics:
Baldwin II - 864

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Judith died in 870.

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