Jeanne de Châtillon et Béatrice de Bourbon et Blanche d'Artois

Joan of Châtillon (''Jeanne de Blois''; 1253? – 19 or 29 January 1291) was

Countess of Blois During the Middle Ages, the counts of Blois were among the most powerful vassals of the King of France. This title of nobility seems to have been created in 832 by Emperor Louis ''the Pious'' for Count William, the youngest son of Adrian, Cou ...

from 1280 to 1291, and

Lady of Avesnes The Avesnes family played an important role during the Middle Ages. The family has its roots in the small village Avesnes-sur-Helpe, in the north of France. One branch produced a number of Counts of Holland during the 13th century. The family di ...

. She was the daughter of

John I, Count of Blois John I of Châtillon (died 5 May 1280 in Chambord), was count of Blois from 1241 to 1280 and lord of Avesnes. Biography He was the son of Hugh I of Châtillon and Marie of Avesnes. In 1254, John married Alix of Brittany, Dame de Pontarcy (d. 1 ...

and

Alix of Brittany, Dame de Pontarcy Alix of Brittany, Dame de Pontarcy, Countess of Blois (6 June 1243 – 2 August 1288), was a Breton noblewoman and a member of the House of Dreux as the eldest daughter of John I, Duke of Brittany. She married John I, Count of Blois. Alix was k ...

. Joan received the County of Chartres from her father during his life; she later sold these lands to

Philip IV of France Philip IV (April–June 1268 – 29 November 1314), called Philip the Fair (french: Philippe le Bel), was King of France from 1285 to 1314. By virtue of his marriage with Joan I of Navarre, he was also King of Navarre as Philip I from 12 ...

in 1286. She ceded the lordship of Avesnes to her cousin

Hugh Hugh may refer to: *Hugh (given name) Noblemen and clergy French * Hugh the Great (died 956), Duke of the Franks * Hugh Magnus of France (1007–1025), co-King of France under his father, Robert II * Hugh, Duke of Alsace (died 895), modern-day ...

before her death. When she died in 1291 the other titles were left to him also. In 1263, Joanne married Peter of Alençon, a son of King

Louis IX of France Louis IX (25 April 1214 – 25 August 1270), commonly known as Saint Louis or Louis the Saint, was King of France from 1226 to 1270, and the most illustrious of the Direct Capetians. He was crowned in Reims at the age of 12, following the ...

and Margaret of Provence. They had two sons who both died in infancy: *Louis (1272–1273). *Philip (1274–1275).Kerrebrouck (2000), p. 142, footnote 72. Joan died in 1291, with no living issue. She left the title of Count of Blois and her remaining titles to her cousin

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Joan Joan may refer to: People and fictional characters * Joan (given name), including a list of women, men and fictional characters *:Joan of Arc, a French military heroine * Joan (surname) Weather events *Tropical Storm Joan (disambiguation), multip ...

13th-century French nobility 13th-century French women

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