Joan, Countess of Rethel

Joan of Rethel (died 1328) was Countess of Rethel between 1285 and 1328. She was the daughter of

Hugh IV, Count of Rethel Hugh IV, Count of Rethel (1244–1285) was a son of Manasses V and his wife, Isabelle of Écry. In 1272, he succeeded his father as Count of Rethel. Hugues IV was married to: * Agnes of Chiny * Marie of Enghien * Isabelle of Grandpré With Isab ...

and his third wife Isabelle of Grandpré. She succeeded her father as Countess of Rethel in 1285. Joan married in 1290 with

Louis I, Count of Nevers Louis I (1272 – 22 July 1322) was ''suo jure'' Counts and dukes of Nevers, Count of Nevers and ''jure uxoris'' Counts and dukes of Rethel, Count of Rethel. Louis was a son of Robert III, Count of Flanders, and Yolande II, Countess of Nevers, ...

, son of

Robert III, Count of Flanders Robert III (1249 – 17 September 1322), also called Robert of Béthune and nicknamed The Lion of Flanders (''De Leeuw van Vlaanderen''), was the Count of Nevers from 1273 and Count of Flanders from 1305 until his death. History Robert was the o ...

. They had two children: * Joan (1295–1375), married John of Montfort * Louis (1304–1346), Count of Flanders,

Nevers Nevers ( , ; la, Noviodunum, later ''Nevirnum'' and ''Nebirnum'') is the prefecture of the Nièvre department in the Bourgogne-Franche-Comté region in central France. It was the principal city of the former province of Nivernais. It is sou ...

and

Rethel Rethel () is a commune in the Ardennes department in northern France. It is a sub-prefecture and third-most important city and economic center in the department. It is situated on the river Aisne, near the northern border of Champagne and 37 ...

{{S-end Counts of Rethel French countesses House of Dampierre 1328 deaths Year of birth unknown 13th-century women rulers