Judith of the West Franks 
Judith was born in 0844 in France. Judith's father was Charles II "the Bald" King of West Franks and her mother was Ermentrude De Orleans Countess. Her maternal grandparents were Count Eudes De Orleans Count and Engeltrude De Paris. She had four brothers and four sisters, named Louis II "the Stammerer", Charles of Aquitane, Lothar the Lame, Carloman, Rotrude of Poitiers, Hildegard, Gisele and Ermentrude (Hersent). She was the oldest of the nine children. She had three half-brothers and a half-sister, named Drogo, Pippin, Charles and Rothilde. She died after 0870.General Notes
Princess of France, Queen of Wessex, Queen of England &
Countess of Flanders.
Title "Queen" was not usual for wives of Kings of Wessex.
First Carolingian Princess to be married to a foreign ruler.
Charles the Bald gave her to be wed for English help vs. the
Vikings.
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Ancestor Pedigree Chart
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*There are earlier generations for the ancestor(s) indicated. See their page(s) for details (click name)
- b.13 Jun 0823 in Frankfurt, Hessen-Nassau d.06 Oct 0877 in Modano or Brios, France
- b.0844 in France d.> 0870
- b.~ 0768 in Worms, Rheinland-Pfalz, Germany d.15 Feb 0822/0823 in Orleans, Loiret, Orleanais/Centre, France
- b.0779 in ,Orleans,Loiret,France d.0833
- b.< 0735 in France d.> 0783
- b.0769 in Hornbach, Prussia d.>15 Feb 0823
- b.0830 in Orleans, Loiret, France d.06 Oct 0869 in St. Denis, France
- b.0700 d.0767
- b.0735 in Alsace, Lorraine, France d.0802
- b.0719
- b.0778 in Orleans, France d.0830
- b.0744 in Alsace, Lorraine, France
- b.0800 in Orleans, Loiret, France d.0867
- b.0790 in Aquitaine, France
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Judith were married in a religious ceremony on October 1st, 0856.
Judith were married in a religious ceremony in 0858. Their marriage was annulled.
Family Notes
She was his father's widow.
Church disallowed marriage since Judith was the widow of
Ethelbald's father.
Judith were married in a religious ceremony in 0862 in Flanders, Nord, France.
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