Judith of Flanders (died 1095)

Judith of Flanders (1030-1035 to 5 March 1095) was, by her successive marriages to Tostig Godwinson and Welf I, Countess of Northumbria and Duchess of Bavaria.

Judith of Flanders
Countess of Northumbria
Tenure1055–1066
Duchess of Bavaria
Tenure1071–1077
Born1032
Bruges
Died5 March 1095
Burial
Weingarten Abbey
SpouseTostig Godwinson
Welf I, Duke of Bavaria
IssueWelf II, Duke of Bavaria
Henry IX, Duke of Bavaria
Kunizza of Bavaria
HouseFlanders
FatherBaldwin IV, Count of Flanders
MotherEleanor of Normandy

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).

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