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Joan reportedly favored people from her home region of Burgundy, a policy followed by her husband and her son, thus attracting animosity from the nobility at court from the northwest. Her political activity attracted controversy to both her and her husband, which was accentuated by her deformity (considered by some to be a mark of evil), and ...
Joan of Burgundy (June 24, 1293 – September 12, 1348), also known as Joan the Lame, Queen consort of France, and first wife of Philip VI. While Philip VI fought in the Hundred Years War, Joan acted as Regent. From 1330, she was Countess of Burgundy in her own right.
Joan of Burgundy (French: Jeanne; c. 1293 – 12 December 1349), also known as Joan the Lame (French: Jeanne la Boiteuse), was Queen of France as the first wife of King Philip VI.
Joan of Burgundy (French: Jeanne; 24 June 1293 – 12 December 1349), also known as Joan the Lame (French: Jeanne la Boiteuse), was Queen of France as the first wife of King Philip VI. Joan served as regent while her husband fought on military campaigns during the Hundred Years' War.
However, her nature and power earned both herself and her husband a bad reputation, which was accentuated by her deformity (which was considered by some to be a mark of evil), and she became known as la male royne boiteuse ("the lame evil Queen"), supposedly the driving force behind her weaker husband. One chronicler described her as a danger ...
Her political activity attracted controversy to both her and her husband, which was accentuated by her deformity (considered by some to be a mark of evil), and she became known as la male royne boiteuse ("the lame evil Queen"). One chronicler described her as a danger to her enemies in court:
Joan the Lame (24 June 1293-12 December 1349) was the Queen Consort of France from 1 April 1328 to 12 September 1348 with King Philip VI of France. Joan the Lame was born on 24 June 1293, daughter of Robert II of Burgundy and Agnes of France.
