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Life. Queen. Issue. References. Joan of Valois, Queen of Navarre. Joan of France, also known as Joan or Joanna of Valois (24 June 1343, Châteauneuf-sur-Loire – 3 November 1373, Évreux ), was Queen of Navarre by marriage to Charles II of Navarre (called The Bad ). She was the daughter of John II of France (called The Good ), and Bonne of Luxembourg.
Joan I was a female monarch who ruled as the queen regnant of Navarre from 1274 until 1305. She the only living child and the rightful heir of King Henry the Fat, commonly known as Henry I of Navarre. Joan I became the queen consort of France after her marriage with Philip IV of France.
Joan I (14 January 1273 – 31 March/2 April 1305) [1] ( Basque: Joana, Spanish: Juana) was ruling Queen of Navarre and Countess of Champagne from 1274 until 1305. She was also Queen of France by marriage to King Philip IV. She founded the College of Navarre in Paris in 1305.
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Joan of France, also known as Joan or Joanna of Valois, was Queen of Navarre by marriage to Charles II of Navarre. She was the daughter of John II of France, and Bonne of Luxembourg. She served as regent of Navarre during the absence of Charles II between 1369 and 1372.
Mar 4, 2023 · While Joan could be considered to be the ultimate Lancastrian queen, given her significance in the reigns of all three kings of the dynasty, she has been overshadowed by Katherine of Valois’s romanticised memory in Shakespeare and as the Tudor progenetrix and by the drama of Margaret of Anjou’s tenure during the Wars of the Roses.
- Elena Woodacre
- Ellie.Woodacre@winchester.ac.uk
Joan came to the throne as queen of Navarre on the death of her father in 1274, giving her hegemony over the lands of Navarre, Brie, and Champagne. Though her kingdom was annexed to France by her marriage to the powerful king Philip IV the Fair, she seems to have been allowed to continue free reign over her lands.
Her life provides a fantastic case study for queenship in the Middle Ages and highlights the challenges that foreign consorts and dowager queens faced—particularly when they were not the mother of the king.
