Talk:Jeanne III of Navarre

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[edit] Joan III

Does anybody really call her Joan III? NO. First, in English, Spanish Juanas are almost always Anglicized (except by Genealogists) to Joanna -- hence Juana la Loca is Joanna the Mad. Second, Jeanne d'Albret is what we call this woman -- this is what popular reference works and scholarly texts most often call her. I'm not saying you'll never see Joan III -- but not nearly as often as Jeanne d'Albret. Please see Wikipedia:Naming conventions if you have questions. I'm reverting it. JHK

I definitely agree that this article should be called Jeanne d'Albret. When I first saw it, I actually thought I'd reached the wrong page. Funnyhat 02:32, 19 July 2006 (UTC)

It's not any Spanish name: she was born in France and reigned on a portion of Navarre that now belongs to France. Her Basque subjects (citizens?) probably called her Jone. --Sugaar 20:28, 9 November 2006 (UTC)

Joanna the Mad? I've always heard her called Joan the Mad. But then I'm not an expert historian, just a dabbler -- Zoe

I've never heard Joan, but it's possible -- I went to college in California, so we just tended to call her Juana la Loca, since most of us Californios knew what that meant, and it's kind of fun to say ;-) JHK