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Father. Charles VI of France. Mother. Isabeau of Bavaria. Joan of France ( French: Jeanne; 24 January 1391 – 27 September 1433) was Duchess of Brittany by marriage to John V. She was a daughter of Charles VI of France and Isabeau of Bavaria. [1] She ruled Brittany during the imprisonment of her spouse in 1420.
Feast. 4 February. Joan of France (French: Jeanne de France, Jeanne de Valois; 23 April 1464 – 4 February 1505) was briefly Queen of France as wife of King Louis XII, in between the death of her brother, King Charles VIII, and the annulment of her marriage. After that, she retired to her domain, where she soon founded the monastic Order of ...
- 18 June 1742, Rome by Pope Benedict XIV
Roman Catholicism. Joan of Penthièvre ( French: Jeanne de Penthièvre; c. 1319 – 10 September 1384) reigned as Duchess of Brittany together with her husband, Charles of Blois, between 1341 and 1364. Her ducal claims were contested by the House of Montfort, which prevailed only after an extensive civil war, the War of the Breton Succession.
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Apr 23, 2014 · 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.
The marriage was annuled when Louis became King (1498) and sought to marry Anne of Brittany in order to annex the Duchy of Brittany to the French kingdom. Jeanne was made duchess of Berry and dedicated her life to the church, founding the Order of the Annonciades. Beatified in 1743 and canonised in 1950 as St Jeanne de Valois
Jeanne de France. Date of birth. 24 January 1391 (statement with Gregorian date earlier than 1584) Melun. Date of death. 27 September 1433. Vannes. Place of burial. Vannes Cathedral.
Joan married John V, Duke of Brittany, in 1396. Three years after the wedding, her spouse became duke and she duchess of Brittany. As duchess, Joan is perhaps most known for her role during the conflict between John V and the Counts of Penthièvre. The Penthièvre branch had lost the Breton War of Succession in the 1340s. As a result, they lost ...
