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Her political activity attracted controversy to both her and her husband, which was accentuated by her deformity (considered by some to be a mark of evil), and she became known as la male royne boiteuse ("the lame evil Queen"). One chronicler described her as a danger to her enemies in court: "the lame Queen Jeanne de Bourgogne...was like a ...
Louis claimed that Jeanne’s physical deformity (there is a great deal of contemporary discussion about her “deformity”—including whether she had any physical defect other than being short and unattractive) had prevented consummation.
However, her nature and power earned both herself and her husband a bad reputation, which was accentuated by her deformity (which was considered by some to be a mark of evil), and she became known as la male royne boiteuse ("the lame male Queen"), supposedly the driving force behind her weaker husband.
views 3,990,880 updated. Jeanne of Burgundy (1293–1348) Queen of France. Name variations: Jeanne de Bourgogne; Joan of Burgundy; countess of Valois; called The Lame.
Joan of Burgundy (French: Jeanne; c. 1293 - 12 December 1349), also known as Joan the Lame (French: Jeanne la Boiteuse), was Queen of France as the first wife of King Philip VI. Joan ruled as regent while her husband fought on military campaigns during the Hundred Years' War during the years 1340, 1345 - 1346 and 1347. «b»Early life«/b ...
What disability did Joan of Burgundy have? And with her "the Lame" nickname, what would that have meant in those times? Very curious if there are any sources on what disability she might have had. I know that her nickname of "the Lame" could have meant many things, but is it safe to say it was literal in her case?
However, her nature and power earned both herself and her husband a bad reputation, which was accentuated by her deformity (which was considered by some to be a mark of evil), and she became known as la male royne boiteuse ("the lame evil Queen"), supposedly the driving force behind her weaker husband. One chronicler described her as a danger ...
