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From: "John Yohalem" <>
Subject: Re: Judith of Lens
Date: Thu, 25 Mar 1999 18:34:42 -0500


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John Yohalem


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Andy Herron wrote in message <>...
>The first question concerns the parentage of Judith of Lens (b. 1054) m.
>Waltheof II, Earl of Northumberland and mother of Maud (Matilda) of
>Huntingdon and Alice. Judith's mother is said to be Adelaide de Normandie,
>dau. of Robert. but does anyone know more about which of her husbands
>fathered Judith? Lambert or Enguerrand of Ponthieu?
>Thanks for the help -
>Jen

Her father was Lambert of Lens, or she wouldn't have been called Judith of
Lens.

Jean Coeur de Lapin

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