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Judith of Bavaria (c. 797-805 – 19 April 843) was the Carolingian empress as the second wife of Louis the Pious. Marriage to Louis marked the beginning of her rise as an influential figure in the Carolingian court. She had two children with Louis, Gisela and Charles the Bald. The birth of her son led to a major dispute over the imperial succession, and tensions between her and Charles' half-brothers from Louis' first marriage. She eventually fell from grace when Charles' wife, Ermentrude of Orléans, rose to power. She was buried in 843 in Tours.
== Early life == Judith was the daughter of Count Welf of Bavaria and Saxon noblewoman Hedwig. No surviving sources provide a record of Judith's exact date and year of birth. Judith was probably born around 797-805. Most girls in the Carolingian world were married in adolescence, with twelve years as the minimum age; her marriage to the 41-year-old King Louis occurred in 819, when she was probably between 13 and 22 years old. Though the Welfs were noble, they were not part of the '"Imperial Aristocracy'" (Reichsaristokratie) that dominated high office throughout the Carolingian empire. The Welf clan's leaders, having lost influence in their...
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- Name: Judith of Bavaria
- Known for: Judith of Bavaria was the Carolingian empress as the second wife of Louis the Pious.…
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- Wikidata ID: Q169547
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