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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.
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.
Jeanne d'Albret ( Basque: Joana Albretekoa; Occitan: Joana de Labrit; 16 November 1528 – 9 June 1572), also known as Jeanne III, was Queen of Navarre from 1555 to 1572. Jeanne was the daughter of Henry II of Navarre and Margaret of Angoulême. In 1541, she married William, Duke of Jülich-Cleves-Berg.
Apr 26, 2022 · From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia. Joanna of Navarre (c. 1370 Pamplona – 10 June 1437 Havering-atte-Bower) was a daughter of Charles the Bad, King of Navarre and Joan of France. Her maternal grandparents were John II of France and Bonne of Luxembourg. On October 2, 1386, Joanna married John V, Duke of Brittany.
Nov 26, 2021 · Joan of Navarre, Queen of England. November 26, 2021 Susan Abernethy 3 Comments. Henry IV’s wife Mary de Bohun had died in 1394, before he became king. His motives for marrying Joan of Navarre, Duchess of Brittany, in 1403 are unclear. He may have believed he could have some influence on Joan’s son, John V, Duke of Brittany or perhaps he ...
Philip III ( Basque: Filipe, Spanish: Felipe, French: Philippe; 27 March 1306 – 16 September 1343), called the Noble or the Wise, was King of Navarre from 1328 until his death. He was born a minor member of the French royal family but gained prominence when the Capetian main line went extinct, as he and his wife and cousin, Joan II of Navarre ...
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 ...