Joan of France (1391-1433)
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Joan of France was a daughter of King Charles VI of France
and his wife, Queen Isabeau of Bavaria
. Her most notable siblings were King Charles VII of France
, Catherine of Valois
(who married King Henry V of England
and was mother of King Henry VI of England
), Isabella of Valois (who married King Richard II of England
) and Michelle of Valois
, who married Philip III, Duke of Burgundy
.
. Together they had seven children:
The counts of Penthièvre had not renounced Brittany, which they had lost at the start of the Breton War of Succession
in the 1340s, a loss confirmed in the Treaty of Guérande
of 1365. They invited John VI to a festival held at Châtonceaux in 1420; John came and was arrested. The counts of Penthiève then spread rumours of his death and moved him to a new prison each day. Joan of France called upon all the barons of Brittany to respond. They besieged all the castles of the Penthièvre family one by one. Joan ended by seizing the dowager comtesse of Penthièvre, Marguerite of Clisson, forcing Marguerite to have the duke freed.
Joan's great-grand-daughter (through her daughter Isabelle of Laval) was Charlotte de Laval
(1530–1568), wife of Gaspard de Coligny
, Admiral of France (assassinated in 1572). Their daughter Louise de Coligny
was the fourth and final wife of William the Silent
, prince of Orange.
Charles VI of France
Charles VI , called the Beloved and the Mad , was the King of France from 1380 to 1422, as a member of the House of Valois. His bouts with madness, which seem to have begun in 1392, led to quarrels among the French royal family, which were exploited by the neighbouring powers of England and Burgundy...
and his wife, Queen Isabeau of Bavaria
Isabeau of Bavaria
Isabeau of Bavaria was Queen consort of France as spouse of King Charles VI of France, a member of the Valois Dynasty...
. Her most notable siblings were King Charles VII of France
Charles VII of France
Charles VII , called the Victorious or the Well-Served , was King of France from 1422 to his death, though he was initially opposed by Henry VI of England, whose Regent, the Duke of Bedford, ruled much of France including the capital, Paris...
, Catherine of Valois
Catherine of Valois
Catherine of France was the Queen consort of England from 1420 until 1422. She was the daughter of King Charles VI of France, wife of Henry V of Monmouth, King of England, mother of Henry VI, King of England and King of France, and through her secret marriage with Owen Tudor, the grandmother of...
(who married King Henry V of England
Henry V of England
Henry V was King of England from 1413 until his death at the age of 35 in 1422. He was the second monarch belonging to the House of Lancaster....
and was mother of King Henry VI of England
Henry VI of England
Henry VI was King of England from 1422 to 1461 and again from 1470 to 1471, and disputed King of France from 1422 to 1453. Until 1437, his realm was governed by regents. Contemporaneous accounts described him as peaceful and pious, not suited for the violent dynastic civil wars, known as the Wars...
), Isabella of Valois (who married King Richard II of England
Richard II of England
Richard II was King of England, a member of the House of Plantagenet and the last of its main-line kings. He ruled from 1377 until he was deposed in 1399. Richard was a son of Edward, the Black Prince, and was born during the reign of his grandfather, Edward III...
) and Michelle of Valois
Michelle of Valois
Michelle of France was a Duchess consort of Burgundy. She was a daughter of Charles VI of France and Isabella of Bavaria-Ingolstadt...
, who married Philip III, Duke of Burgundy
Philip III, Duke of Burgundy
Philip the Good KG , also Philip III, Duke of Burgundy was Duke of Burgundy from 1419 until his death. He was a member of a cadet line of the Valois dynasty . During his reign Burgundy reached the height of its prosperity and prestige and became a leading center of the arts...
.
Marriage
In 1396 Joan married John VI, Duke of BrittanyJohn VI, Duke of Brittany
John VI the Wise , was duke of Brittany, count of Montfort, and titular earl of Richmond, from 1399 to his death...
. Together they had seven children:
- Anne (1409 – c. 1415)
- IsabellaIsabella of BrittanyIsabella of Brittany was a daughter of John VI, Duke of Brittany, and his wife, Joan of Valois. Isabella was a member of the House of Dreux.- Family :...
(1411 – c. 1442), who in 1435 married Guy XIV of Laval and had 3 children with him. - Margaret (1412 – c. 1421)
- Francis IFrancis I, Duke of BrittanyFrancis I , was duke of Brittany, count of Montfort and titular earl of Richmond, from 1442 to his death. He was son of Duke John VI and Joan of France.He first married, at Nantes in 1431, Yolande of Anjou Francis I (in Breton Fransez I, in French François I) (Vannes/Gwened, May 14, 1414 –...
(1414 – c. 1450), duke of Brittany - Catherine (1416 – c. 1421)
- Peter IIPeter II, Duke of BrittanyPeter II , was duke of Brittany, count of Montfort and titular earl of Richmond, from 1450 to his death. He was son of Duke John VI and Joan of France, and thus was younger brother of Francis I.In 1442, he married Françoise d'Amboise Peter II (in Breton Pêr II, in French Pierre II) (1418 –...
(1418 – c. 1457), duke of Brittany - Gilles (1420 – c. 1450), seigneurLordLord is a title with various meanings. It can denote a prince or a feudal superior . The title today is mostly used in connection with the peerage of the United Kingdom or its predecessor countries, although some users of the title do not themselves hold peerages, and use it 'by courtesy'...
of Chantocé.
The counts of Penthièvre had not renounced Brittany, which they had lost at the start of the Breton War of Succession
Breton War of Succession
The Breton War of Succession was a conflict between the Houses of Blois and Montfort for control of the Duchy of Brittany. It was fought between 1341 and 1364. It formed an integral part of the early Hundred Years War due to the involvement of the French and English governments in the conflict; the...
in the 1340s, a loss confirmed in the Treaty of Guérande
Treaty of Guérande (1365)
The first treaty of Guérande, signed April 12, 1365 ended the Breton War of Succession and defined the law of succession of the duchy....
of 1365. They invited John VI to a festival held at Châtonceaux in 1420; John came and was arrested. The counts of Penthiève then spread rumours of his death and moved him to a new prison each day. Joan of France called upon all the barons of Brittany to respond. They besieged all the castles of the Penthièvre family one by one. Joan ended by seizing the dowager comtesse of Penthièvre, Marguerite of Clisson, forcing Marguerite to have the duke freed.
Joan's great-grand-daughter (through her daughter Isabelle of Laval) was Charlotte de Laval
Charlotte de Laval
Charlotte de Laval, Dame de Châtillon , was a French noblewoman from one of the most powerful families in Brittany. She was the first wife of Gaspard de Coligny, Seigneur de Châtillon, Admiral of France and a prominent Huguenot leader during the French Wars of Religion. She was the mother of Louise...
(1530–1568), wife of Gaspard de Coligny
Gaspard de Coligny
Gaspard de Coligny , Seigneur de Châtillon, was a French nobleman and admiral, best remembered as a disciplined Huguenot leader in the French Wars of Religion.-Ancestry:...
, Admiral of France (assassinated in 1572). Their daughter Louise de Coligny
Louise de Coligny
Louise de Coligny was the daughter of Gaspard de Coligny and Charlotte de Laval and the fourth and last spouse of William the Silent.-Biography:...
was the fourth and final wife of William the Silent
William the Silent
William I, Prince of Orange , also widely known as William the Silent , or simply William of Orange , was the main leader of the Dutch revolt against the Spanish that set off the Eighty Years' War and resulted in the formal independence of the United Provinces in 1648. He was born in the House of...
, prince of Orange.
Ancestry
Source
- This page is a translation of :fr:Jeanne de France (1391-1433).