Judith of Babenberg
Judith of Babenberg | |
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| Marchioness of Montferrat | |
An imaginary portrait of Judith of Babenberg, painted by Hans Part in 1490, as part of the Genealogy of the Babenberg Ladies at Klosterneuburg Abbey, founded by her parents. The inscription misnames her husband as "Renier". | |
| Born | c. late 1110s/1120 |
| Died | After 1168 |
| Noble family | House of Babenberg |
| Spouse(s) | William V of Montferrat |
| Issue | William, Count of Jaffa and Ascalon Conrad I, King of Jerusalem Boniface I, King of Thessalonica Frederick, Bishop of Alba Renier, Caesar of the Byzantine Empire Agnes, Countess of Modigliana Azalaïs, Marchioness of Saluzzo |
| Father | Leopold III, Margrave of Austria |
| Mother | Agnes of Germany |
Judith (called Julitta in Latin, Giuditta in Italian; c. 1120 – 1191?) was a German noblewoman who was the marchioness of Montferrat by marriage from 1133 until her death. She was a member of the House of Babenberg through her father and related to the House of Hohenstaufen through her mother.
With her husband, Marquis William V, she had five sons and three daughters. Four of her sons played major roles in Mediterranean politics. In the later Middle Ages, she was remembered for her piety and beauty.