Joan I, Countess of Burgundy

Joanna I of Burgundy (1191–1205), also called Joanna of Hohenstaufen, was Countess of Burgundy, daughter of Otto I, Count of Burgundy and Margaret, Countess of Blois.[1]

Born in 1191, Joanna was Countess from the time of her father's assassination at Besançon in 1200 until her own death in 1205, whereupon her sister, Beatrice II, Countess of Burgundy, succeeded her.[2]

Succession

Preceded by
Otto I		 Count of Burgundy
1200–1205 		Succeeded by
Beatrice II

References

  1. ↑ Family of Margaret of Blois
  2. ↑ Women in power
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