Joan I, Countess of Auvergne

Joan I (8 May 1326 – 29 September 1360, Chateau d'Argilly) was ruling Countess of Auvergne and Boulogne from 1332 to 1360 and Queen of France by her marriage to King John II.

Joan I
Coronation of King John and Queen Joan
Countess of Auvergne and Boulogne
Reign1332–1360
PredecessorWilliam XII of Auvergne
SuccessorPhilip of Rouves
Queen consort of France
Tenure1350–1360
Coronation26 September 1350
Born8 May 1326
Died29 September 1360(1360-09-29) (aged 34)
Burial
SpousePhilip of Burgundy
John II of France
Issue
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Philip I, Duke of Burgundy
HouseAuvergne
FatherWilliam XII, Count of Auvergne
MotherMarguerite d'Évreux

Life

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She was the daughter of William XII, Count of Auvergne and Boulogne, by his wife, Margaret,[1] a sister of Philip III of Navarre. She inherited the counties of Auvergne and Boulogne after the death of her father.

Her first husband was Philip of Burgundy, who held the title Count of Auvergne by virtue of their marriage.[2] They had one surviving child, Philip, who would be for much of his brief life Duke of Burgundy.

Following the death of her husband, Joan married John, Duke of Normandy on 9 February 1350.[2] This was a second marriage for them both. John's first wife, Bonne of Bohemia, had died of Black Death and had left him with eight children, so there was little pressure for Joan to give birth to a son and heir. Upon her husband's ascension to the French throne as John II, she became Queen consort of France on 22 August 1350.

Joan's son Philip became a ward of the King. She had three children with King John, two girls and an unnamed son, all of whom died young. Joan died in 1360. Her possessions were inherited by her son.

Issue

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By her first husband, Philip, Joan had the following issue:

By her second husband, John, Joan had two short-lived daughters, Blanche (November 1350) and Catherine (1352), and a short-lived son (1353).

References

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  1. ^ de Venette 1953, p. 313.
  2. ^ a b Le Bel 2011, p. 209.
  3. ^ Cox 1967, p. 60-61,105.
  4. ^ Blockmans & Prevenier 1999, p. 13.

Sources

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  • Blockmans, Wm; Prevenier, Walter (1999). Peters, Edward (ed.). The Promised Lands: The Low Countries Under Burgundian Rule, 1369-1530. Translated by Fackelman, Elizabeth. University of Pennsylvania Press.
  • Cox, Eugene L. (1967). The Green Count of Savoy. Princeton, New Jersey: Princeton University Press. LCCN 67-11030.
  • Le Bel, Jean (2011). The True Chronicles of Jean Le Bel, 1290-1360. Translated by Bryant, Nigel. Boydell & Brewer.
  • de Venette, Jean (1953). Newhall, Richard A. (ed.). The Chronicle of Jean de Venette. Translated by Birdsall, Jean. Columbia University Press.
French nobility
Preceded by Countess of Auvergne   and Boulogne  
1332–1360
With: Philip of Burgundy
John II of France
Succeeded by
French royalty
Preceded by Queen consort of France
22 August 1350 – 29 September 1360
Vacant
Title next held by
Joanna of Bourbon