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Judith (orJutta, sometimes called JulittaorItainLatin sources; c. 1115/1120 – after 1168), a member of the House of Babenberg, was Marchioness of Montferrat from 1135 until her death, by her marriage with Marquess William V.
Judith of Babenberg
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An imaginary portrait of Judith of Babenberg, painted by Hans Part in 1490, as part of the Genealogy of the Babenberg LadiesatKlosterneuburg Abbey, founded by her parents. The inscription misnames her husband as "Renier".
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| Born | c. late 1110s/1120 |
| Died | After 1168 |
| Noble family | House of Babenberg |
| Spouse(s) | William V of Montferrat |
| Issue | William of Montferrat, Count of Jaffa and Ascalon Conrad of Montferrat Boniface of Montferrat Frederick of Montferrat, Bishop of Alba Renier of Montferrat Agnes, Countess of Modigliana Azalaïs, Marchioness of Saluzzo |
| Father | Leopold III, Margrave of Austria |
| Mother | Agnes of Germany |
Judith was a daughter of Margrave Leopold III of Austria (1073–1136) and his second wife, Agnes (1072–1143),[1] the only daughter of the Salian emperor Henry IV.
During 1133, Judith married the Aleramici marquess William V of Montferrat.[1] The Aleramici were among the leading dynasties in the Crusades; William accompanied his nephew King Louis VII of France on the Second Crusade of 1147.[2]
Judith and William had:
The marriage also produced three daughters:
Judith was still living in 1168, but seems to have died before her husband went to the Kingdom of Jerusalem after their grandson Baldwin's coronation as King of Jerusalem in the 1180s.