Joan, Lady of Wales, also known by her Welsh name Siwan, was an illegitimate and favoured daughter of King John, and one of several illegitimate medieval women married off by her father for the sake of politics. Years earlier Henry I only had two legitimate children, leaving his throne to his daughter, Matilda, when his only son died, but ...
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JOAN (SIWAN) (died 1237), princess and diplomat. Joan is the only known illegitimate daughter of King John of England (c. 1167-1216) by an unknown mother who is identified in the Tewkesbury annals as 'queen Clemencia'. Though many claims as to who Joan's mother was remain unsubstantiated, the closest contender continues to be Clemence de Verdun ...
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Apr 26, 2022 · Joan, Princess of Wales and Lady of Snowdon, also known by her Welsh name of Siwan, (c. 1191 – 2 February 1237) was the wife of Llywelyn the Great, Prince of Wales and Gwynedd and effective ruler of most of Wales. Joan was a natural daughter of King John of England. She should not be confused with her half-sister, Joan, Queen consort of Scotland.
May 2, 2020 · Joan died at Garth Celyn, Abergwyngregyn, on the north coast of Gwynedd. She was buried close to the shore of Llanfaes, in the Franciscan friary that Llywelyn founded in her memory – a testament to his love for her. The friary was consecrated in 1240, just a few months before Llywelyn’s own death in April of that year.
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King John of Englandhad two daughters named Joan. The names also appear in both cases as Joanna: 1. Joan of England, born July 22 1210 of King John's marriage to Isabella of Angouleme, who married Alexander II of Scotland 2. Joan, born of one of several of King John's non-marital relationships. This Joan died 2 February 1237 and what is known of he...
King John Lackland acknowledged his natural daughter Joan, so there is no question regarding paternity. Joan's mother, however, is the subject of an ongoing historical debate, which is summarized below. Joan was born at a time when both King John "Lackland" and Joan's mother were unmarried, according to letters of pope Honorius III in 1228 legitima...
1188 Birth
She was born, probably in Normandy, about 1188, prior to the marriage of her father King John, to his first wife.
1205 Marriage to Llywelyn ap Iorwerth
Joan was betrothed to Llywelyn ap Iorwerth (q.v.) in 1204 , and married to him in 1205. Joan married Llywelyn the Great Category: House of Hanoverat Ascensiontide 1206,Joan and Llywelyn were married , probably around mid-May.
1211-1232 Intermediary between Llywelyn and John
Her role as ambassador and intermediary between her husband and the Crown in the period 1211-32 was an important one.
↑ 1.0 1.1 1.2 1.3 1.4 Professor Thomas Jones Pierce, M.A., F.S.A., (1905-1964), . Dictionary of Welsh Biography. Sources: A History of Wales; Oxford Dictional of National Biography. Accessed Februa...↑ Note posted by John Carmi Parsons on soc.genealogy.medieval board, 2/25/99. Accessed July 7, 2017. jhd↑ Johannes Rex anglie solutus te genuerit de soluta, transcribed from the original, unpublished Register of Honorius III (Reg. Vat. 13, fol. 122), cited by Sharon Kay Penman, The Mother of Joanna o...↑ 4.00 4.01 4.02 4.03 4.04 4.05 4.06 4.07 4.08 4.09 4.10 4.11 4.12 4.13 4.14 4.15 4.16 4.17 4.18 4.19 Sharon Kay Penman, The Mother of Joanna of Wales, wife of Llywelyn ab Iorwerth. Posted on her B...- Female
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Joan, Lady of Wales and Lady of Snowdon, also known by her Welsh name of Siwan, (c. 1191-1192 - February 1237) was the illegitimate daughter of King John of England, and was the wife of Llywelyn the Great, Prince of Wales and Gwynedd, effective ruler of most of Wales.[1] Early life Joan should not be confused with her half-sister, Joan, Queen ...