Judith of Backnang (c. 1080 – c. 1123, in

Backnang Backnang (; swg, Bagene) is a town in Germany in the Bundesland of Baden-Württemberg, roughly northeast of Stuttgart. Its population has increased greatly over the past century, from 7,650 in 1900 to 35,761 in 2005. Backnang was ceded to W� ...

) was a German

margravine Margrave was originally the medieval title for the military commander assigned to maintain the defence of one of the border provinces of the Holy Roman Empire or of a kingdom. That position became hereditary in certain feudal families in the Em ...

, as the wife of

Herman II, Margrave of Baden Hermann II of Baden (c. 1060 – 7 October 1130) was the first to use the title Margrave of Baden, after the family seat at Castle Hohenbaden. This castle is in the present day town of Baden-Baden. Life Hermann was the son of Hermann I of Bad ...

. She was a daughter of Hesso II, Lord of Backnang. As a

dowry A dowry is a payment, such as property or money, paid by the bride's family to the groom or his family at the time of marriage. Dowry contrasts with the related concepts of bride price and dower. While bride price or bride service is a payment b ...

, she brought the important city of Backnang when she married the Margrave in 1111.Florian Lamke: Die frühen Markgrafen von Baden, die Hessonen und die Zähringer. Zeitschrift für die Geschichte des Oberrheins 154 (2006) () S. 21–42.

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{{DEFAULTSORT:Judith of Backnang 1080 births 1123 deaths People from the Margraviate of Baden Princesses in Germany