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Joan of England (October 1165 – 4 September 1199) was a Queen of Sicily and countess consort of Toulouse. She was the seventh child of Henry II, King of England, and Eleanor, Duchess of Aquitaine. From her birth, she was destined to make a political and royal marriage. She married William II of Sicily and later Raymond VI, Count of Toulouse ...
Jun 4, 2017 · Born in Anjou, Joan of England was the second youngest of the children of Eleanor of Aquitaine and Henry II of England. Joan was born in Angers, grew up mainly in Poitiers, at the Fontevrault Abbey, and at Winchester. In 1176, Joan's father agreed to her marriage to William II of Sicily. As was typical for royal daughters, the marriage served ...
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Born at Angers Castle (Angers, Anjou) in France in October 1165, blond-haired Joan was the seventh and youngest surviving child of King Henry II of England and his queen consort, Eleanor of Aquitaine. (Henry fathered illegitimate children as well.) As one of their three surviving daughters, Joan (or Joanna) spent her earliest years in England ...
Other articles where Joan of England is discussed: Richard I: Sicily: …imprisoned the late king’s wife, Joan of England (Richard’s sister), and denied her possession of her dower. By the Treaty of Messina Richard obtained for Joan her release and her dower, acknowledged Tancred as king of Sicily, declared Arthur of Brittany (Richard’s nephew) to be his own heir, and provided…
Feb 5, 2018 · On February 13, 1177, Joan married William and was crowned queen of Sicily in Palermo Cathedral. Aged only 11 at the time, it’s highly unlikely the marriage was immediately consummated, but it certainly was by 1180 or 1181, since she gave birth to a short-lived son, Bohemond, Duke of Apulia, in the latter year. William’s deathbed.
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In 1176, when Joanna was eleven years old, King William II of Sicily dispatched ambassadors to England to ask Henry II for her hand in marriage. The betrothal was confirmed on 20 May and on 27 August. Queen Eleanor was allowed to travel to Winchester to say farewell to her youngest daughter. Joanna set sail for her new life in Sicily, she was ...
Joan of England (October 1165 – 4 September 1199) was a Queen of Sicily and countess consort of Toulouse. She was the seventh child of Henry II, King of England, and Eleanor, Duchess of Aquitaine. From her birth, she was destined to make a political and royal marriage. She married William II of Sicily and later Raymond VI, Count of Toulouse ...
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