Joan I, Countess of Auvergne

Joan I (8 May 1326 – 29 September 1360, Chateau d'Argilly) was ruling Countess of Auvergne and Boulogne in 1332–1360, 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
Born8 May 1326
Died29 September 1360(1360-09-29) (aged 34)
SpousePhilip of Burgundy
John II of France
Issue
among others...
Philip I, Duke of Burgundy
HouseAuvergne
FatherWilliam XII, Count of Auvergne
MotherMarguerite d'Évreux
ReligionRoman Catholicism

Life

She was the daughter of William XII, Count of Auvergne and Boulogne, by his wife, Margaret, 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. They had one surviving child, Philip, who would be for much of his brief life Duke of Burgundy (by inheriting the title from his grandfather).

Following the death of her husband, Joan married John II of France on 13 February 1350; she became Queen consort of France in the following year. This was a second marriage for them both, John's first wife, Bonne of Bohemia, had died of Black Death and had left John with eight children, so there was little pressure for Joan to give birth to a son and heir. 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

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

  • Joan (1344  11 September 1360), who was engaged to Amadeus VI of Savoy but was ultimately dismissed and lived out her life in a convent at Poissy[1]
  • Margaret (b. 1345), who died young
  • Philip I of Burgundy (1346  21 November 1361), who was married to Margaret III of Flanders[2]

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

Notes

  1. Cox 1967, p. 60-61,105.
  2. Blockmans & Prevenier 1999, p. 13.

References

  • 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.CS1 maint: ref=harv (link)
  • Cox, Eugene L. (1967). The Green Count of Savoy. Princeton, New Jersey: Princeton University Press. LCCN 67-11030.
French nobility
Preceded by
William XII of Auvergne
Count of Auvergne
Count of Boulogne

1332–1360
With: Philip II of Boulogne
John II of France
Succeeded by
Philip III of Boulogne
French royalty
Preceded by
Blanche of Navarre
Queen consort of France
22 August 1350 – 29 September 1360
Succeeded by
Joanna of Bourbon
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