| Joan of Valois | |
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| Queen Joan | |
| Spouse(s) | Charles II of Navarre |
| Noble family | House of Valois |
| Father | John II of France |
| Mother | Bonne of Luxembourg |
| Born | 24 June 1343 Châteauneuf-sur-Loire |
| Died | 3 November 1373 (aged 30) Évreux |
Joan of Valois, also known as Joan or Joanna of France (June 24, 1343, Châteauneuf-sur-Loire – November 3, 1373, Évreux), was the daughter of John II of France (called The Good), and his first wife, Bonne of Luxembourg. She married Charles II of Navarre (called The Bad), and became Queen-consort of Navarre.
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Joan was the fifth of nine children. Her siblings included: Charles V of France, Louis I of Naples, John, Duke of Berry, Philip the Bold, Marie of Valois (wife of Robert I of Bar) and Isabella of Valois (wife of Gian Galeazzo Visconti and mother of Valentina Visconti).
When Joan was six years of age, her mother, Bonne died of Bubonic plague. Joan and her siblings later gained a stepmother in Joan I, Countess of Auvergne. Joan I had three children with John II, however they all died young.
She was firstly betrothed to John of Brabant, son of John III, Duke of Brabant and his wife Marie d'Évreux. The marriage did not,[1] however, take place, since John died around 1356.
Joan instead was married on 12 February 1352 to Charles the Bad, at Chateau du Vivier, close to Fontenay-Trésigny in Brie, Coutevroult. He was the son of Philip III of Navarre and his wife, Joan II of Navarre. Joan and Charles were cousins.
Joan and Charles had seven children:
Her daughter, Joanna of Navarre was the second wife of Henry IV of England. She was therefore stepmother to Henry V of England.
Joan died in 1373, aged only thirty, in Evreux. She was buried in the Royal Abbey of Saint Denis.
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Joan of Valois, Queen of Navarre
Born: 24 June 1343 Died: 3 November 1373 |
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| Preceded by Jeanne d'Évreux |
Queen consort of Navarre 1352–1373 |
Succeeded by Eleanor of Castile |