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Joan of Savoy (1310 – 29 June 1344), was Duchess consort of Brittany by marriage to John III, Duke of Brittany. Joan was the claimant to the County of Savoy upon the death of her father in 1329 until 1339. Life. Joan was born in 1310, she was the only child of Edward, Count of Savoy, and his wife, Blanche of Burgundy.
May 1, 2022 · Joan of Savoy also known as Giovanna di Savoia (1310 – 29 June 1344), was Duchess consort of Brittany, wife of John III, Duke of Brittany. [1] Joan was also a claimant to the County of Savoy upon the death of her father. She was a member of the House of Savoy and married into the House of Dreux.
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- Algirdas Tamulis
Joan of Geneva. Joan of Geneva (born c. 1040; died 1095) [1] was a Countess Consort of Savoy; married to Amadeus II, Count of Savoy . According to the much later Chronicles of Savoy, Amadeus married Joan, daughter of "Girard, Count of Burgundy", which scholars have surmised to have been Count Gerold of Geneva. The Chronicon Altacumbae says only ...
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Joan of France was born on 23 April 1464 as the second daughter of Louis XI of France and Charlotte of Savoy. Shortly after she was born, it was agreed that she should marry her fathers second cousin, the Duke of Orléans who would become Louis XII of France.
At the age of 12, Joan was married to the Duke of Orléans in Montrichard. Her father died in 1483, and he was succeeded by Joans only brother Charles (VIII). Her older sister Anne became regent as Charles was still a child.
Charles died in an accident at the age of 27 in 1498. All of his children with Anne of Brittany died at birth or shortly after. He was therefore succeeded by his brother-in-law, Joans husband, Louis.
Unfortunately, the pope was not a neutral party in this case, and he granted the annulment. Joan was made Duchess of Berry, and she retired to Bourges.
Joan turned to the spiritual life. She made plans for the Order of the Virgin Mary, dedicated to the Immaculate Conception of Mary. She was committed to the order on 21 November 1504. She died there on 4 February 1505 and was buried in the chapel. She was only 40 years old.In 1562 her grave was desecrated by Huguenots during the sack of Bourges.
After miracles and healings had been attributed to her, she was beatified in 1742 and canonised in 1950. She is now known as Saint Joan of Valois.
Joan's father was already planning another marriage for Joan to Amadeus V, Count of Savoy, to occur on 16 March 1297. Being already married, unbeknownst to her father, Joan was in a dangerous predicament. Joan sent her four young children to their grandfather, in hopes that their sweetness would win Edward's favor, but her plan did not work.
Dec 31, 2020 · (Saint) Joan of France, Queen of France, Duchess of Berry. Joan, the second surviving daughter of King Louis XI of France and Charlotte of Savoy. She was known to be sickly and her father believed her to be sterile. He married her off to her cousin Louis, Duke of Orléans, who was the next heir after her brother, hoping to end that line of the ...
Joan of Valois, 1464 - 1505, was the second daughter of Louis X1, King of France, and Charlotte of Savoy, She was born on April 23, 1464. At the ge of two months she was betrothed to Louis, Duke of Orleans, and the marriage took place in 1476.
