Judith of Brittany

982 - 1017  (35 years)

• Name	Judith of Brittany
  Birth	982	Brittany, France Brittany no longer exists as a Department, but simply as a region in France   [5, 7, 8]
  General Information	She was also called Judith of Rennes.  [8]
  Death	28 Aug 1017	Normandy, France   [5, 7, 8]
  Burial	Aft 28 Aug 1017	Bernay Abbey, Bernay, Normandy, France   [8]
  	The coffin of Judith of Brittany Leaden sarcophagus of Judith of Brittany a.k.a. Judith de Conan (982–1017). The sarcophagus was made in the 11th century and found in the 19th century in the foundations of the church of the abbey Notre-Dame in Bernay. The skeleton in the sarcophagus was that of an important woman of small body height with a congenital deformation of the haunch. Deformations of this kind were common among women of Brittany, sometimes, but not always, making it impossible for them to give birth to children.
  Siblings	1 brother and 1 sister
  + 1. Geoffrey, Duke of Brittany,   b. Abt 980   d. 20 Nov 1008  (Age 28 years) ▻ Hawise of Normandy,  m. Between 996 and 999 + 2. Judith of Brittany,   b. 982, Brittany, France Brittany no longer exists as a Department, but simply as a region in France d. 28 Aug 1017, Normandy, France  (Age 35 years) ▻ Richard II, Duke of Normandy,  m. 1000 + 3. daughter ▻ Hugh III, Count of Maine
  Patriarch & Matriarch	Ridoredh, Count of Nantes and Vannes   (3 x Great Grandfather)  Ermengarde of Burgundy  (2 x Great Grandmother)
  Person ID, Branch	I2464	Roy Line, Boudreau Line
  Last Modified	25 Jun 2025

  
  

  Father	Conan I, Duke of Brittany, Count of Rennes   d. 27 Jun 992, Conquereuil, Pays de la Loire, France
  Mother	Ermengarde d'Anjou
  Family ID	F1909	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

  
  

  Spouse / Partner	Richard II, Duke of Normandy,   b. 23 Aug 963, Normandy, France d. 28 Aug 1026, Fécamp, Seine-Maritime, Normandy, France (Age 63 years)  Other Partners: Esthith of Denmark  m. 1017;   Papia of Envermeu  m. 1024
  Marriage	1000  [1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7]
  Age at Marriage	She : ~ 18 years - He : ~ 36 years and 4 months.
  Children	3 sons and 3 daughters
  +   1. Richard III, Duke of Normandy,   b. 1002   d. 5 Aug 1027 or 5 Aug 1027 (Age 25 years)  [Father: Birth]  [Mother: Birth] ▻ Adelaide of France, Princess of France  m. Jan 1027;   a concubine +   2. Judith of Normandy,   b. Abt 1003, Normandy, France d. After 1 Jul 1037 (Age 34 years)  [Father: Birth]  [Mother: Birth] ▻ Renaud I, Count of Mâcon and Burgundy  m. Before 1 Sep 1016 +   3. Robert I, Duke of Normandy,   b. About 1000, Normandy, France d. 22 Jul 1035, Nicaea, Empire of the East (Age 35 years)  [Father: Birth]  [Mother: Birth] ▻ Herleva de Falaise     4. William,   b. About 1007/09   d. 1025 (Age 16 years) +   5. Elena of Normandy  [Father: Birth]  [Mother: Birth] ▻ Baldwin IV de Lille, Count of Flanders and Valenciennes  m. After 1030     6. Matilda,   b. Between 1013 and 1015  [Father: Birth]  [Mother: Birth]
  Family ID	F1907	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart
  Last Modified	31 Jan 2022

  
  

• Pedigree

  ← Click to display 1Judith of Brittany(982 – 1017) 2Conan I, Duke of Brittany, Count of Rennes( – 992) 4Juhel Berenger, Count of Rennes( – 970) 8Paskwitan II, Count of Rennes 16Alain I, Duke, then King of Brittany, Count of Nantes and Vannes( – 907) 17Oreguen 9daughter 18Berenger, Count of Rennes 19 5Gerberga 10 20 21 11 22 23 3Ermengarde d'Anjou 6Geoffrey I, Count d'Anjou(940 – 987) 12Fulk II, Count d'Anjou(920 – 958) 24Fulk I, Viscount of Angers and Count of Anjou(888 – 941/942) 25Roscilla 13Gerberga of the Gatinais( – 952) 26Geoffrey, Count in the Gâtinais, Viscount of Orleans 27 7Adele of Troyes and Vermandois(950 – 978) 14Robert de Vermandois, Count of Troyes and Meaux(Abt 920 – 978) 28Herbert II, Count of Vermandois and Troyes(887 – 943) 29Hildebrande of Neustria, Princess of the West Franks(887 – 943) 15Adelaide of Vergy, Troyes, and Vermandois( – 960) 30Giselbert de Vergy, Count of Burgundy, Chalons, and Vergy( – 956) 31Ermengarde of Burgundy

  
  

• Event Map		Birth - 982 - Brittany, France Death - 28 Aug 1017 - Normandy, France Burial - Aft 28 Aug 1017 - Bernay Abbey, Bernay, Normandy, France  = Link to Google Earth
  Pin Legend	: Address       : Location       : City/Town       : County/Shire       : State/Province       : Country       : Not Set

  
  

• Sources 🟢 Primary Evidence 🟡 Secondary Evidence 🟠 Tertiary Evidence 🔴 Unreliable Evidence

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