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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. One chronicler described her as a danger ...
Joan was known as “the lame” because of a deformity, which was considered a mark of evil. Despite this, she was very politically influential and acted as regent when her husband was on campaigns during the Hundred Year’s War.
And according to this other link https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Joan_the_Lame “….Her [Joan’s] political activity attracted controversy to both her and her husband [Philip VI], 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 ...
JOAN THE LAME ruled as Queen of France while her husband, Philip IV, fought in battles during the Hundred Years’ War. Fiercely intelligent yet ruthless and austere, by all accounts she was ...
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 mean Queen"), supposedly the driving force behind her weaker husband.