Joanna of Burgundy
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Joanna of Burgundy was a daughter of Reginald of Burgundy
and his wife Guillemette of Neufchatel.
She married three times:
When her brother Othenin, Count of Montbéliard
died childless in 1339, she and her second husband Rudolf Hesso inherited the Lordships of Belfort
and Héricourt
.
After the death of her third husband, she divided her possessions amongst her four daughters. Margaret received Héricourt; Adelaide and Ursula shared Belfort.
Reginald of Burgundy
Reginald of Burgundy was count of Montbéliard from 1282 to 1321. He was a son of Hugh of Chalon , sire of Salins, and his wife Adelaide. He married Guillemette de Neufchatel and they had a daughter, Joanna, who married first Ulrich III, Count of Pfirt and second Rudolf of Baden...
and his wife Guillemette of Neufchatel.
She married three times:
- With Ulrich II of Pfirt (d. 1324). They had two daughters:
- JoannaJoanna of PfirtCountess Joanna of Pfirt was Duchess consort of Austria and a member of the House of Habsburg by marriage. She was the elder daughter of Ulrich III of Pfirt and his wife, Joanna of Burgundy.- Family :...
(1300-1351), married Albert II, Duke of AustriaAlbert II, Duke of AustriaAlbert II of Austria , known as the Wise or the Lame, was Duke of Austria.-Life:Albert II was born at Habsburg, the son of Albert I of Germany, Rex Romanorum, and Elisabeth of Tirol... - Ursula, married Hugo of Hohenberg
- Joanna
- With Rudolf Hesso of Baden-Baden (d. 1335), she had two more daughters:
- Margaret (d.1367), married Frederick IIIFrederick III, Margrave of Baden-Baden-Life:He was the elder son of Rudolf IV and Marie of Oettingen.-Family and children:He married Margareta of Baden, daughter of Rudolf Hesso, Margrave of Baden-Baden and had the following children:# Rudolf VI, Margrave of Baden-Baden ....
(d. 1353) - Adelaide (died after 1399), married Margrave Rudolf V, Margrave of Baden-Pforzheim (d. 1631) and later Count Walram IV of Tierstein (d. 1386)
- Margaret (d.1367), married Frederick III
- With William of Katzenelnbogen; this marriage remained childless.
When her brother Othenin, Count of Montbéliard
Othenin, Count of Montbéliard
Othenin , called the Mad, was a Count of Montbéliard. He was the only son of Reginald of Burgundy. Othenin could not intervene in the affairs of the county because of his mentality. He was placed under the tutelage of his uncle, Hugh of Chalon. He lived in the reclusive Château de Montfaucon , near...
died childless in 1339, she and her second husband Rudolf Hesso inherited the Lordships of Belfort
Belfort
Belfort is a commune in the Territoire de Belfort department in Franche-Comté in northeastern France and is the prefecture of the department. It is located on the Savoureuse, on the strategically important natural route between the Rhine and the Rhône – the Belfort Gap or Burgundian Gate .-...
and Héricourt
Héricourt, Haute-Saône
Héricourt is a commune in the Haute-Saône department in the region of Franche-Comté in eastern France.-References:*...
.
After the death of her third husband, she divided her possessions amongst her four daughters. Margaret received Héricourt; Adelaide and Ursula shared Belfort.