Joanna of Hainaut
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Joanna of Hainault was the third daughter of William I, Count of Hainaut
and Joanna of Valois. She was a younger sister of Philippa of Hainault
, Queen of England, and Margaret II of Hainault. She was the Duchess of Jülich by marriage.
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She was close in age to her sister Philippa
, who married Edward III of England
and was the mother of Edward the Black Prince and John of Gaunt, 1st Duke of Lancaster
. Philippa was the grandmother of Richard II of England, making Joanna his great-aunt. Her elder brother was William II, Count of Hainaut
who succeeded their father, but William died childless so he was succeeded by Joanna's elder sister Margaret II, Countess of Hainault. Margaret married Louis IV, Holy Roman Emperor
and bore him ten children including Louis VI the Roman
and William I, Duke of Bavaria
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, their children were
William I, Count of Hainaut
William I, Count of Hainaut was Count William III of Avesnes, Count William III of Holland and Count William II of Zeeland from 1304 to his death...
and Joanna of Valois. She was a younger sister of Philippa of Hainault
Philippa of Hainault
Philippa of Hainault, or, Philippe de Hainaut was the Queen consort of King Edward III of England. Edward, Duke of Guyenne, her future husband, promised in 1326 to marry her within the following two years...
, Queen of England, and Margaret II of Hainault. She was the Duchess of Jülich by marriage.
Family
Her maternal uncle was Philip VI of FrancePhilip VI of France
Philip VI , known as the Fortunate and of Valois, was the King of France from 1328 to his death. He was also Count of Anjou, Maine, and Valois from 1325 to 1328...
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She was close in age to her sister Philippa
Philippa of Hainault
Philippa of Hainault, or, Philippe de Hainaut was the Queen consort of King Edward III of England. Edward, Duke of Guyenne, her future husband, promised in 1326 to marry her within the following two years...
, who married Edward III of England
Edward III of England
Edward III was King of England from 1327 until his death and is noted for his military success. Restoring royal authority after the disastrous reign of his father, Edward II, Edward III went on to transform the Kingdom of England into one of the most formidable military powers in Europe...
and was the mother of Edward the Black Prince and John of Gaunt, 1st Duke of Lancaster
John of Gaunt, 1st Duke of Lancaster
John of Gaunt, 1st Duke of Lancaster , KG was a member of the House of Plantagenet, the third surviving son of King Edward III of England and Philippa of Hainault...
. Philippa was the grandmother of Richard II of England, making Joanna his great-aunt. Her elder brother was William II, Count of Hainaut
William II, Count of Hainaut
William II, Count of Hainaut was William IV of Avesnes, William IV of Holland and William III of Zeeland from 1337 to his death, succeeding his father, William I. He married Joanna, Duchess of Brabant and Limburg in 1334, but had no issue.- Military career and death :William fought in France as...
who succeeded their father, but William died childless so he was succeeded by Joanna's elder sister Margaret II, Countess of Hainault. Margaret married Louis IV, Holy Roman Emperor
Louis IV, Holy Roman Emperor
Louis IV , called the Bavarian, of the house of Wittelsbach, was the King of Germany from 1314, the King of Italy from 1327 and the Holy Roman Emperor from 1328....
and bore him ten children including Louis VI the Roman
Louis VI the Roman
Louis the Roman was the eldest son of Emperor Louis IV the Bavarian by his second wife, Margaret II, Countess of Hainault, and a member of the House of Wittelsbach. Louis was Duke of Bavaria as Louis VI and Margrave of Brandenburg as Louis II...
and William I, Duke of Bavaria
William I, Duke of Bavaria
William I, Duke of Bavaria-Straubing , was the second son of the emperor Louis IV the Bavarian from his second wife Margaret of Holland and Hainaut...
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Marriage
Joanna married William V, Duke of JülichWilliam V, Duke of Jülich
William V, Duke of Jülich , the first Duke of Jülich, was the eldest son of Gerhard V of Jülich and Elisabeth of Brabant-Aarschot, daughter of Godfrey of Brabant....
, their children were
- Richardis of JülichRichardis of JülichRichardis of Jülich was a daughter of Gerhard V of Jülich and Elisabeth of Brabant-Aarschot.She married Otto IV, Duke of Lower Bavaria, son of Stephen I, Duke of Bavaria, with whom she had one child....
, married Engelbert III of the Marck - Gerhard VI of Jülich, Count of Berg and RavensbergGerhard VI of Jülich, Count of Berg and RavensbergGerhard VI of Jülich, Count of Berg and Ravensberg was the son of William V, Duke of Jülich and Joanna of Hainaut.Gerhard was betrothed in 1333 to Margaret of Guelders, daughter of Rainald II of Guelders and Sophia Betrout. However, this marriage was never consummated, likely due either to...
, grandfather of Adolph I, Duke of ClevesAdolph I, Duke of ClevesAdolph I of Cleves was 2nd. Count of Cleves and 4th. Count of Mark.- Life :He was the son of Adolph III, Count of Mark, and Margaret of Julich .... - Philippa of Jülich
- Joanna of Jülich
- William II, Duke of JülichWilliam II, Duke of JülichWilliam II, Duke of Jülich was the second Duke of Jülich and the sixth William in the House of Jülich. He was the second son of William I of Jülich and Joanna of Hainaut....
- Isabella of Jülich, married John Plantagenet, 3rd Earl of Kent