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Jan 31, 2016 · Jeanne I de Navarre. Royalty, Queen of Navarra, Countess of Champagne and of Brie, by marriage to Philipp IV also Queen of France. Born in Bar-sur-Seine as the only daughter of Henri I and Blanche de Artois. When her father died in 1274 several cities rebelled and Castile and Aragon were ready to invade Navarra.
Description. 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 ...
May 5, 2022 · Jeanne d ’Albret (Joan III of Navarre, l. 1528-1572) was Queen of Navarre, daughter of Marguerite de Navarre (l. 1492-1549) and niece of King Francois I (Francis I of France, r. 1515-1547). She is best known for leading the Huguenots (French Protestants) in the French Wars of Religion (1562-1598) and as mother of King Henry IV of France.
Jul 28, 2022 · Elena Woodacre. 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 ...
Mar 4, 2023 · Joan as “the king’s beloved mother” and Accused Witch. On Henry IV’s death in March 1413, Joan began her second widowhood—her twenty-four-year period as dowager queen was ultimately two and a half times as long as her period as consort and is arguably both the most challenging and significant period of her long life.
Joan I (14 January 1273 – 31 March/2 April 1305) (Basque: Joana) was 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. Joan never ruled Navarre, it being overseen by French governors. Given direct control over the County of Champagne, she raised an army to face the ...
Joan I of Navarre, Queen of France as Benefactress, from a portal in the College de Navarre, Paris, c. 1305 | via Wikimedia Commons, public domain The history of royal women has long fascinated both scholars and the general public, leading to the rise of queenship and royal studies as thriving academic disciplines.
