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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.
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.
Feb 25, 2023 · Joan, the Duchess of Brittany, was a woman of noble birth who would go on to become one of the most notable figures in the history of Brittany. Born as the only child of Guy de Penthièvre and Jeanne d'Avaugour, Joan's birthright granted her the title of Countess of Penthièvre in her own right.
Apr 23, 2014 · He hoped to keep the Duchy of Brittany. Louis claimed that Joan was physically deformed and that he had been unable to consummate the marriage. Joan fought this charge and produced witnesses that Louis had boasting about having mounted his wife three of four times during the night.
When Louis ascended to the throne in April 1498 after the accidental death of Joan's brother, King Charles VIII, he appealed to the pope to have the marriage annulled in order to marry the late king's widow, Anne of Brittany, in the hope of annexing the Duchy of Brittany to the French Crown.
Joanna was the second daughter of Charles II d'Albret, king of Navarre, also called Charles the Bad. Her mother was Jane of France , daughter of King John II of France. In 1380, Joanna was betrothed to John (I), heir of Castille, as her eldest brother Charles (III), heir of Navarre, was married to John's sister Eleanor Trastamara .
Feb 18, 2017 · Book Description. Between 1308 and 1485, nine women were married to kings of England. Their status as queen offered them the opportunity to exercise authority in a manner that was denied to other women of the time. This book offers a new study of these nine queens and their queenship in late medieval England. Isabella of France, wife of Edward II.
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