Joanna of Flanders (c. 1295 – September 1374) was Duchess of Brittany by her marriage to John of Montfort. Much of her life was taken up in defense of...

of Arthur II, Duke of Brittany, married the second son of Count Robert III. Joanna of Flanders, the granddaughter of Count Robert III and daughter of...

the title of count of Montfort-l'Amaury, and in 1329 he married Joanna of Flanders in Chartres. Joanna was the daughter of Louis I, Count of Nevers, and...

War of the Two Jeannes (French: guerre des deux Jeannes) due to the involvement of two rival duchesses of that name (Jeanne (Joanna) of Flanders and Jeanne...

1199–1244), Countess of Flanders Joanna of Flanders (c. 1295–1374), Duchess of Brittany Joanna, Duchess of Brabant (1322–1406) Joanna, Duchess of Durazzo (1344–1387)...

suo jure Count of Nevers and jure uxoris Count of Rethel. Louis was a son of Robert III, Count of Flanders, and Yolande, Countess of Nevers. He succeeded...

1372 until his death. He was the son of John of Montfort and Joanna of Flanders. His father claimed the title Duke of Brittany, but was largely unable to...

Joanna of Flanders took arms to protect the rights of their son John IV the Conqueror against the party led by Joan and her husband Charles. Joanna organized...

port of Brest for use by English troops. When Montfort was captured, his wife, Joanna of Flanders, took over the campaign and, during the siege of Rennes...

This is a list of monarchs of the Duchy of Brittany. In different epochs the sovereigns of Brittany were kings, princes, and dukes. The Breton ruler was...

Navarre Queen Jeanne II of Navarre Queen Jeanne III of Navarre, also called Jeanne d'Albret Jeanne de Flandre (Joanna of Flanders in English) Jeanne de...

Joanna (6 November 1479 – 12 April 1555), historically known as Joanna the Mad (Spanish: Juana la loca), was the nominal queen of Castile from 1504 and...

of Blois, John's wife Joanna of Flanders was able to successfully defend Brest and turn the tide of the war with the assistance of the English naval forces...

grandson of Louis I, Duke of Orléans, a younger son of King Charles V of France. He was thus a member of the Orléans cadet branch of the ruling House of Valois...

Matilda of Flanders. She was born in Normandy, where her father was duke. William of Jumièges, the monk who chronicled the 1066 Norman conquest of England...

of Montfort Louis (1304–1346), Count of Flanders, Nevers and Rethel Sarpy, Julie (2019-05-15). Joanna of Flanders: Heroine and Exile. Amberley Publishing...

knights were fighting: referring to Joan, Duchess of Brittany (House of Blois) and Joanna of Flanders (House of Montfort). These women were leading the two...

Duke of Brittany, Count of Montfort and titular Earl of Richmond, from 29 August 1442 to his death. He was born in Vannes, the son of John V, Duke of Brittany...

– Jan Milíč of Kroměříž, Czech priest and reformer July 19 – Petrarch, Italian poet (b. 1304) September – Joanna of Flanders, Duchess of Brittany (b....

westernmost provinces of the Flemish Region, West Flanders and East Flanders, forming the central portion of the historic County of Flanders are also still collectively...

House of Valois-Alençon. He was the son of John II of Alençon and Marie of Armagnac. In 1478, he was restored as Duke of Alençon and Count of Perche...

duchess consort of Brittany by her marriage to Conan III, Duke of Brittany. She was an illegitimate daughter of Henry I of England by one of his unknown mistresses...

Brabant by Louis II of Flanders, who had married Margaret, Joanna's younger sister, and considered himself Duke of Brabant by right of his wife. With the...

Catherine of Luxembourg-Saint-Pol (died 1492), was a Duchess consort of Brittany, married to Arthur III, Duke of Brittany. She was a daughter of Peter of Luxembourg...

Joan of Arc (Jeanne d'Arc, c.1412–1431), French folk heroine and saint Jeanne Devos (religious sister) Jeanne Devos (photographer) Joanna of Flanders (1295–1374)...

Isabella of Brittany (French: Isabelle; 1411 – c. 1444) was a daughter of John V, Duke of Brittany, and his wife, Joan of Valois. Isabella was a member of the...

claimant, Charles of Blois, died. His widow, Joanna, Countess of Penthièvre, was forced to sign the Treaty of Guérande which concluded the conflict. The...

with a band of women in Malësia because she declined to join the attacker's harem and killing him in a duel. Fannu Mercadera Joanna of Flanders (c. 1295–1374)...

Joan of France (French: Jeanne; 24 January 1391 – 27 September 1433) was Duchess of Brittany by marriage to John V. She was a daughter of Charles VI of France...

sister of Louis I, Count of Flanders. Joanna organized resistance and made use of diplomatic means to protect her family and her country. In the siege of Hennebont...