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Abstract. This book is the first full-length biography of Joan of Navarre, a fascinating royal woman who became duchess of Brittany and queen consort of England through her two marriages in 1386 and 1403 respectively. Joan was enmeshed in the turbulent politics of the later Middle Ages as her extensive family and marital connections meant she ...
spouse Charles VII. daughter Claude of France. (Show more) Anne Of Brittany (born Jan. 25, 1477, Nantes, Fr.—died Jan. 9, 1514, Blois) was the duchess of Brittany and twice queen consort of France, who devoted her life to safeguarding the autonomy of Brittany within the kingdom of France. Daughter of Duke Francis II of Brittany and Margaret ...
The Duchy of Brittany had its origins in the Battle of Trans-la-Forêt of 939, which established the river Couesnon as the boundary between Brittany and Normandy. In 942, Alan II paid homage to Louis IV of France ; however, the duchy did not gain royal attention until 1123, when Louis VI of France confirmed the bishop of Nantes. [2]
Jul 15, 2016 · Footnote 11 The latter part of this comment is illustrated by an anecdote which is one of the most often repeated episodes from Joan’s tenure as Duchess of Brittany and highlights two key aspects of a royal woman’s role, maternity and intercession. Relations between Brittany and the French crown were frequently tense and in 1391, during a ...
Elizabeth of York. Mary Tudor ( / ˈtjuːdər /; 18 March 1496 – 25 June 1533) was an English princess who was briefly Queen of France as the third wife of King Louis XII. Louis was more than 30 years her senior. Mary was the fifth child of Henry VII of England and Elizabeth of York, and the youngest to survive infancy.
Blanche of Navarre (1226 – 12 August 1283), also known as Blanche of Champagne, was the daughter of Theobald the Troubador, King of Navarre and Count of Champagne, [1] and his second wife Agnes of Beaujeu. She was a member of the House of Champagne. By her marriage to John I, Duke of Brittany, she became Duchess consort of Brittany.
Mar 4, 2023 · Joan as a Beloved Consort and Unloved Queen. Yet while she had a comfortable position in Brittany, she ultimately made the decision to give up the regency—and the custody of her children—to marry Henry IV of England in 1403. Henry and Joan’s decision to wed has long baffled historians.
