| 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 |
| Burial | |
| 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 |
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.
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]
- ^ Harrsen, Meta. "The Countess Judith of Flanders and the Library of Weingarten Abbey". The Papers of the Bibliographical Society of America, vol. 24, no. 1/2, 1930, pp. 1–13. JSTOR
- ^ van Houts, Elisabeth (2004). "Judith of Flanders, duchess of Bavaria (1030x35–1095)". Oxford Dictionary of National Biography. Oxford University Press. doi:10.1093/ref:odnb/54458. Retrieved 25 October 2016. (subscription or UK public library membership required)
- ^ Gospels of Judith of Flanders, MS. M. 708, Morgan Library & Museum and Gospels of Judith of Flanders, MS. M. 709, Morgan Library & Museum. For discussion: Dockray-Miller, The Books and the Life of Judith of Flanders.