Judith of Bavaria, Frankish empress

Judith of Bavaria (died 843)

Carolingian empress from 819 to 840

Judith of Bavaria 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…