Ellie Wood Keith Genealogy
Judith of Lens
Abt 1054 --
Name Judith of Lens Born Abt 1054 Gender Female History Judith was born in Normandy about 1054, the daughter of Lambert, comte de Lens, and Adela of Normandy, comtesse d\'Aumale, the sister of William \'the Conqueror\'.
In 1070 she married Waltheof, earl of Northumberland, Huntingdon and Northampton, son of Siward \'the Dane\', earl of Northumberland, and Elfleda of Northumberland. Their daughters Maud and Alice would have progeny. Maud, the eldest, brought the earldom of Huntingdon to her second husband Dabid mac Máil Choluim, David I \'the Saint\', king of Scots.
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, who had Waltheof beheaded on 31 May 1076.
After Waltheof\'s execution Judith was betrothed by William to Simon de St.Liz, earl of Huntingdon and Northampton. Judith refused to marry Simon and she fled the country to avoid William\'s anger. He then temporarily confiscated all of Judith\'s English estates.
Judith founded the convent at Elstowe in Bedfordshire in about 1078. She also founded churches at Kempston and Hitchin. She had land holdings in ten countries in the Midlands and East Anglia.
Judith died after 1086. In 1090 Simon de St.Liz became the first husband of Judith\'s daughter Maud. [1]Person ID I1380 Ellie Wood Keith Last Modified 20 Feb 2018
Father Lambert, Comte de Lens, b. Abt 1025, d. 1054 (Age ~ 29 years) Relationship putative Mother Adela of Normandy, Comtesse d\'Aumale, d. Abt 1090 Relationship putative Married 1053 Family ID F1096 Group Sheet | Family Chart
Family 1 Waltheof, Earl of Northumberland, Hunyingdon & Northampton, b. Abt 1035, d. 31 May, 1076 (Age ~ 41 years) Married 1070 Children + 1. Alice of Northumberland, Heiress of Walthamstow, d. Aft 1126 Last Modified 24 Jan 2018 Family ID F814 Group Sheet | Family Chart
Family 2 Waltheof, Earl of Northumberland, Hunyingdon & Northampton, b. Abt 1035, d. 31 May, 1076 (Age ~ 41 years) Married 1070 Children + 1. Maud, of Huntingdon, b. Abt 1074, d. 1130/1131 (Age ~ 57 years) Last Modified 20 Feb 2018 Family ID F1095 Group Sheet | Family Chart
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Photos Elstow Abbey
Elstow Abbey was a monastery for Benedictine nuns in Elstow, Bedfordshire, England. It was founded c.1075 by Judith, Countess of Huntingdon, a niece of William the Conqueror, and therefore is classed as a royal foundation.[1][2]
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Sources - [S64] Genealogics, Leo Van de Pas, http://www.genealogics.org/getperson.php?personID=I00108321&tree=LEO.
- [S64] Genealogics, Leo Van de Pas, http://www.genealogics.org/getperson.php?personID=I00108321&tree=LEO.