Deen, Fordice, Hallett, Hodges and Van Horn Families - Person Sheet
Deen, Fordice, Hallett, Hodges and Van Horn Families - Person Sheet
NameJudith of Lens
Birth1054
Deathaft 1086
FatherLambert II (-1054)
MotherAdélaïde de Normandie (~1030-<1090)
Spouses
Birthabt 1050, Wallsend, Tyne and Wear, England
Death31 May 1076, St. Giles Hill,, Winchester, Hampshire, England
OccupationEarl of Northumbria
FatherSiward Biornsson (~1020-1055)
MotherAelfflaed (~1031-~1049)
ChildrenMaud (Matilda) of Huntingdon (1072-1130)
Notes for Judith of Lens


http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Judith_of_Lens

Countess Judith , was a niece of William the Conqueror. She was a daughter of his sister Adelaide of Normandy, Countess of Aumale and Lambert II, Count of Lens.
In 1070, Judith married Earl Waltheof of Huntingdon and Northumbria. They had three daughters, the eldest of whom, Maud, brought the earldom of Huntingdon to her second husband, David I of Scotland.
In 1075, Waltheof joined the Revolt of the Earls against William. It was the last serious act of resistance against the Norman conquest of England. Judith betrayed Waltheof to her uncle. Waltheof was executed by decapitation on 31 May 1076.
After the execution of her Waltheof, Judith was betrothed by William to Simon I of St. Liz, 1st Earl of Northampton. Judith refused to marry Simon and she fled the country to avoid William's anger. He then confiscated all of Judith's English estates.
Judith founded the Abbey at Elstow Bedfordshire in about 1078. She also founded churches at Kempston and Hitchin.
She had land-holdings in 10 counties in the Midlands and East Anglia. Her holdings included land at:
Earls Barton
Great Doddington
Grendon
Potton
Sawtry Judith is named after the Countess.
Last Modified 17 Sep 2016Created 28 Sep 2020 Anthony Deen