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Andrew, Bishop of Moray. House. Beaufort. Father. John Beaufort, 1st Earl of Somerset. Mother. Margaret Holland. Joan Beaufort ( c. 1404 – 15 July 1445) was Queen of Scotland from 1424 to 1437 as the spouse of King James I of Scotland. During part of the minority of her son James II (from 1437 to 1439), she served as the regent of Scotland.
James and Joan were married on 12 February 1424 at St Mary Overie Church in Southwark. The newly weds attended festivities at Winchester Palace hosted by Joan's uncle, the powerful Cardinal Henry Beaufort. They then started their journey north to Scotland. Joan was crowned queen of Scotland on 2 or 21, May at Scone Abbey by Henry de Wardlaw ...
Joan was to be a worthy and able partner in helping James I rule his kingdom and as regent for their son. Joan was born c. 1404. Her mother was Margaret Holland, a half-niece of King Henry IV of England. Her father, John Beaufort, was the son of John of Gaunt, 1st Duke of Lancaster and Gaunt’s longtime mistress Kathryn Swynford. As a ...
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Women in World History: A Biographical Encyclopedia. Beaufort, Joan (c. 1410–1445)Queen of Scotland and wife of James I who attempted after his murder to become regent of Scotland. Name variations: Jane Beaufort; Queen Joan; Jane or Johanna. Pronunciation: BOE-fort. Born in England around 1410; died in Dunbar Castle, Lothian, Scotland, on ...
Apr 20, 2013 · Joan Beaufort, Queen of Scotland, from the Foreman Armorial, 1562. Joan Beaufort was descended from kings. Through her mother she was a related to King Edward I of England and through her father related to King Edward III. During King James I of Scotland’s captivity in England, he was fortunate enough to meet Joan and fall in love with her.
Joan Beaufort, Queen of Scotland. Joan Beaufort lived from about 1404 to 15 July 1445. Of English descent, she married James I of Scotland and was the mother of James II. The wider picture in Scotland at the time is set out in our Historical Timeline. From the age of 12 in 1406, James I of Scotland spent 18 years of his life as a prisoner/guest ...
Mar 21, 2024 · Quick Reference. ( c. 1400–45), queen of James I of Scotland. Daughter of John Beaufort, earl of Somerset, Joan was married to James I of Scotland at Southwark in February 1424, a match celebrated in James's poem ‘The Kingis Quair’. A target for King James's assassins in 1437, the wounded queen escaped to head her infant son's administration.
