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Roman Catholicism. Joan of Penthièvre ( French: Jeanne de Penthièvre; c. 1319 – 10 September 1384) reigned as Duchess of Brittany together with her husband, Charles of Blois, between 1341 and 1364. Her ducal claims were contested by the House of Montfort, which prevailed only after an extensive civil war, the War of the Breton Succession.
Joan of France ( French: Jeanne; 24 January 1391 – 27 September 1433) was Duchess of Brittany by marriage to John V. She was a daughter of Charles VI of France and Isabeau of Bavaria. [1] She ruled Brittany during the imprisonment of her spouse in 1420.
Feb 18, 2017 · Joan’s activities as duchess of Brittany, and later as regent, provided her with invaluable political and administrative experience that queens of England usually lacked prior to their marriage.
Thereafter Joan lived in Bourges, where she devoted herself to prayer and good works, and established, under Franciscan direction, the Order of the Annunciation with 11 local schoolgirls. A year before her death, she renounced all her possessions, including her title as Duchess of Berry. She was canonized in 1950.
Joan of France, Duchess of Berry. Joan of France (French: Jeanne de France, Jeanne de Valois; 23 April 1464 – 4 February 1505) was briefly Queen of France as wife of King Louis XII, in between the death of her brother, King Charles VIII, and the annulment of her marriage. After that, she retired to her domain, where she soon founded the ...
Dec 24, 2021 · During the chaos and confusion of the early Hundred Years’ War, a woman of fiery character led the Duchy of Brittany into battle. Strong-willed and courageous, her ferocious personality earned her the epithet “la Flamme” or, “the Flame”. Her name was Jeanne.
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Name variations: Jeanne, duchess of Bretagne; Joan de France; Joan of France. Born in 1391; died in 1433; third daughter of Charles VI, king of France (r. 1380–1422), and Isabeau of Bavaria (1371–1435); first wife of John V (1389–1442), duke of Brittany (r. 1339–1442); children: Francis I (b. 1414), duke of Brittany; Peter II, duke of ...
