Joan of Évreux
| Joan of Évreux | |
|---|---|
Basilica of St Denis, France | |
| Spouse | Charles IV of France |
| Issue | Blanche, Duchess of Orléans |
| House | Évreux |
| Father | Louis, Count of Évreux |
| Mother | Margaret of Artois |
Joan of Évreux (
Navarre as the third wife of King Charles IV of France.[1]
Life
She was the daughter of Louis, Count of Évreux[1] and Margaret of Artois. Because Joan was Charles's first cousin,[2] the couple required papal permission to marry, which they obtained from Pope John XXII.[1] They had three daughters, Jeanne, Marie and Blanche,[3] who were unable to inherit the throne under principles of Salic law. The royal couple's lack of sons caused the end of the direct line of the Capetian dynasty.[4]
Joan died on 4 March 1371Basilica of St Denis,[6] the necropolis of the Kings of France.
Legacy
Two of Joan's remarkable possessions survive: her
Louvre Museum.[7]
References
- ^ a b c d'Avray 2015, p. 232.
- ^ Warner 2017, p. 13.
- ^ Woodacre 2013, p. xiv.
- ^ Pernoud & Clin 1999, p. 2.
- ^ Warner 2017, p. 20.
- ^ Suger 2018, p. 237.
- ^ a b c Keane 2016, p. 9.
- ^ Benton 2009, p. 16.
Sources
- d'Avray, David (2015). Papacy, Monarchy and Marriage 860–1600. Cambridge University Press.
- Benton, Janetta Rebold (2009). Materials, Methods, and Masterpieces of Medieval Art. Praeger Publishers.
- Keane, Marguerite (2016). Material Culture and Queenship in 14th-century France: The Testament of Blanche of Navarre (1331-1398). Brill.
- Pernoud, Regine; Clin, Narue-Veronique (1999). Wheeler, Bonnie (ed.). Joan of Arc: Her Story. Translated by Adams, Jeremy duQuesnay. St. Martin's Press.
- Suger (2018). Selected Works of Abbot Suger of Saint Denis. Catholic University of America Press.
- Warner, Kathryn (2017). Isabella of France: The Rebel Queen. Amberley Publishing.
- Woodacre, Elena (2013). The Queens Regnant of Navarre: Succession, Politics, and Partnerships, 1274-1512. Palgrave Macmillan.
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