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BIO   Judith was the granddaughter of Charlemagne, the great Frankish (French / German) king and first Holy Roman Emperor, and the daughter of Frankish (French) king Charles the Bald. 

She was married off to Aethelwulf, king of the West Saxons / Wessex in England, who already had a grown family.  Aethelwulf's children included his youngest son who went on to rule Wessex and save England from the Danes as Alfred the Great.  Alfred's daughter married Judith's son! 

Aethelwulf's oldest son, King Aethelbald, married his stepmother, Judith, shortly after his father's death.  Aethelbald only reigned for two years. 

After her second husband's death in 860, Judith was free to follow her heart and marry the heroic Count of Flanders, Baldwin I, aka Bras de Fer (Iron Arm).  Nancy

PS The Saxons did not refer to their king's wife as "queen."

Alfred Jewel - A gold and enamel ornament inscribed with the words "Alfred ordered me to be made."  It was found in 1693 near Athelney in Great Britain.  It now belongs to the Ashmolean Museum, Oxford, UK,  The entire medieval wing of the museum that houses the Alfred Jewel and other goodies was closed when we visited in March 2006.
Tomb of King Saeberht - A tomb found at Prittlewell in the UK may be that of a seventh century Saxon king.

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