Joan of France, also known as Joan or Joanna of Valois (24 June 1343,

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– 3 November 1373,

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), was

Queen of Navarre This is a list of the kings and queens of Pamplona, later Navarre. Pamplona was the primary name of the kingdom until its union with Aragon (1076–1134). However, the territorial designation Navarre came into use as an alternative name in the ...

by marriage to

Charles II of Navarre Charles II (10 October 1332 – 1 January 1387), called Charles the Bad, was King of Navarre 1349–1387 and Count of Évreux 1343–1387. Besides the Pyrenean Kingdom of Navarre, Charles had extensive lands in Normandy, inherited from his father ...

(called ''The Bad''). She was the daughter of

John II of France John II (french: Jean II; 26 April 1319 – 8 April 1364), called John the Good (French: ''Jean le Bon''), was King of France from 1350 until his death in 1364. When he came to power, France faced several disasters: the Black Death, which kill ...

(called ''The Good''), and

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. She served as regent of Navarre during the absence of Charles II between 1369 and 1372.

Life

She was first betrothed to John of Brabant, son of

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and his wife

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. The marriage did not, however, take place.

Queen

Joan instead was married on 12 February 1352 to

Charles the Bad Charles II (10 October 1332 – 1 January 1387), called Charles the Bad, was King of Navarre 1349–1387 and Count of Évreux 1343–1387. Besides the Pyrenean Kingdom of Navarre, Charles had extensive lands in Normandy, inherited from his fathe ...

, at Chateau du Vivier, close to Fontenay-Trésigny in Brie,

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. He was the son of

Philip III of Navarre Philip III ( eu, Filipe, es, Felipe, french: Philippe; 27 March 1306 – 16 September 1343), called the Noble or the Wise, was King of Navarre from 1328 until his death. He was born a minor member of the French royal family but gained prominenc ...

and his wife,

Joan II of Navarre Joan II (french: Jeanne; 28 January 1312 – 6 October 1349) was Queen of Navarre from 1328 until her death. She was the only surviving child of Louis X of France, King of France and Navarre, and Margaret of Burgundy. Joan's paternity was dubiou ...

. Joan and Charles were agnatic third cousins and cognatic second cousins. Because of her age, she remained in France until 1360, when she was seventeen. Her marriage was distant first, but Charles eventually developed confidence in her: he appointed her regent when he left for warfare in France in 1369, and she ruled successfully until his return in 1372, one year before her death. Joan died in 1373, aged thirty, in

. She was buried in the Royal

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Issue

Joan and Charles had seven children: # Marie (1360, Puente la Reina – aft. 1400), married in Tudela on 20 January 1393 Alfonso d'Aragona, Duke of Gandia (d. 1412). Their marriage was childless. #

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(1361–1425), married

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, by whom he had issue. # Bonne (1364 – aft. 1389) # Peter of Navarre, Count of Mortain (c. 31 March 1366, Évreux – 29 July 1412,

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), married in

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on 21 April 1411

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(1380–1462), daughter of

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. Their marriage was childless. # Philip (b. 1368), d. young # Joanna of Navarre (1370–1437), first married

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by whom she had issue; and later

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. Her second marriage was childless. # Blanca (1372–1385, Olite)

Ancestors

References

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