Second Generation  

2. Countess Judith MARTEL of Flanders [120142] (Charles II [the Bald] of the Western Holy Roman Empire (Emperor)¹) was born in Oct 844 in Orleans Loiret Centre-Val de Loire France and died in Apr 870 in Auxerre Yonne Bourgogne Franche-Comté France at age 25.

General Notes: Wikipedia says of Judith,
Judith was a Carolingian princess who, by her three successive marriages, became Queen of Wessex and Countess of Flanders. The daughter of Emperor Charles the Bald, she married the elderly King Æthelwulf of Wessex as an adolescent and was crowned queen in contravention of the custom in Wessex. After Æthelwulf's death in 858, Judith married his son and successor, Æthelbald. Her marriage with her stepson, considered scandalous by her contemporaries, ended with his death in 860. Queen Judith then returned to her father, only to elope in 861 or 862 with the Flemish forester Baldwin. Having thus provoked her father's wrath, Judith and Baldwin went into exile. They were reconciled with Charles in late 862, after which Baldwin was granted the march of Flanders.

Judith married King Aethelwulf of Wessex [120822]. Aethelwulf was born about 795 in Kingdom of Wessex England, died on 13 Jan 858 in Stamridge Kingdom of Wessex England aged about 63, and was buried in Winchester Hampshire England.

Judith next married King Aethelbald of Wessex [120823]. Aethelbald was born about 834 and died on 20 Dec 860 in Sherborne Dorset England aged about 26.

Judith next married Count Baudouin I [Iron Arm] of Flanders [120141] about 862. Baudouin was born in Aug 835 in Vlanderen [Flanders] Belgium, died on 2 Jan 879 in Arras Pas de Calais France at age 43, and was buried in Abbaye de Saint-Bertin near Saint-Omer.

General Notes: Wikipedia says of Bauduoin I,
Bauduoin I, also known as Baldwin Iron Arm (the epithet is first recorded in the 12th century), was the first margrave of Flanders, which evolved into the County of Flanders.
At the time Baldwin first appears in the records he was already a count, presumably in the area of Flanders, but this is not known. Count Baldwin rose to prominence when he eloped with Judith, daughter of Charles the Bald, king of West Francia.[1] Judith had previously been married to Æthelwulf and Æthelbald, kings of Wessex, but after the latter's death in 860, she returned to France.[1]
Around the Christmas of 861, at the instigation of Baldwin and with her brother Louis's consent, Judith escaped the custody into which she had been placed in the city of Senlis, Oise after her return from England.[1] She fled north with Count Baldwin. Charles had given no permission for a marriage and tried to capture Baldwin, sending letters to Rorik of Dorestad and Bishop Hungar, forbidding them to shelter the fugitive.
Investiture of Baldwin I by Charles the Bald, as imagined in the 15th century
After Baldwin and Judith had evaded his attempts to capture them, Charles had his bishops excommunicate the couple.[1] Judith and Baldwin responded by travelling to Rome to plead their case with Pope Nicholas I.[2] By 23 November 862, their plea was successful and Charles was forced to accept the situation.[2] The marriage took place on 13 December 862 in Auxerre. King Charles appointed Baldwin Margrave of Flanders, responsible for repelling the Viking invasions. Some theorize Charles did this in the hope that Baldwin would be killed. Baldwin was very successful in the position and used it to build his domain. By 870, in addition to Flanders, Baldwin had acquired the lay-abbacy of Saint Peter's Abbey in Ghent and is assumed to have also acquired the county of Waasland, or parts thereof by this time.

Children from this marriage were:

+ 3    i. Count Baudouin II [the Bald] of Flanders [120136] was born about 863 in Vlanderen [Flanders] Belgium, died on 10 Sep 918 in Blandijnberg Ghent Flanders Belgium aged about 55, and was buried in Pas-de-Calais France.

   4    ii. Charles of Flanders [120143] was born about 863. (Died young)

   5    iii. Guinidilda of Flanders [120145] .

Guinidilda married Count Wilfred I (the Hairy) of Barcelona [120146].

   6    iv. Ralph of Flanders [120144] was born about 869 and died in 896 aged about 27. The cause of his death was Murder.