Joan (died 1328), also known as Jeanne, was the ruling

Countess of Rethel The first rulers of Rethel might have governed under the Abbey of Saint-Remi and later independently, before the county passed first to the counts of Nevers, then to the counts of Flanders, and finally to the dukes of Burgundy. In 1405 the county ...

from 1285 until her death in 1328 and

Countess consort of Nevers This is a list of consorts of Nevers. Countess of Nevers House of Nevers, 990–1192 Capetian House of Courtenay, 1192–1257 *None House of Dampierre, 1257–1262 *None House of Burgundy, 1262–1280 *Yolande, Countess of Nevers ...

as the wife of

Louis I, Count of Nevers Louis I (1272 – 22 July 1322) was ''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.''The Low Countries and the Disputed Imperial Election of ...

().

Life

Joan was the only daughter of Count Hugh IV of Rethel () and his third wife, Isabelle of Grandpré (1245–1292). She succeeded her father as Countess of Rethel in 1285. In December 1290, she married

(who, in 1314 failed in his bid to become Holy Roman Emperor), 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 ...

. The marriage was described as "notoriously fractious". They had two children: * Joan (1295–1375), married

John of Montfort John of Montfort (, ) (1295 – 26 September 1345),Etienne de Jouy. Œuvres complètes d'Etienne Jouy'. J. Didot Ainé. p. 373. sometimes known as John IV, was Duke of Brittany and Earl of Richmond from 1341 to 1345 in dispute with his niece Jo ...

Louis Louis may refer to: People * Louis (given name), origin and several individuals with this name * Louis (surname) * Louis (singer), Serbian singer Other uses * Louis (coin), a French coin * HMS ''Louis'', two ships of the Royal Navy See also ...

(1304–1346),

Count of Flanders The count of Flanders was the ruler or sub-ruler of the county of Flanders, beginning in the 9th century. Later, the title would be held for a time, by the rulers of the Holy Roman Empire and Spain. During the French Revolution, in 1790, the c ...

Nevers Nevers ( , ; , later ''Nevirnum'' and ''Nebirnum'') is a city and the Prefectures in France, prefecture of the Nièvre Departments of France, department in the Bourgogne-Franche-Comté Regions of France, region in central France. It was the pr ...

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 ...

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