Joanna of Flanders Archives - History of Royal Women

Mary of Waltham – The young Duchess of Brittany

November 27, 2015 Moniek Bloks 0

Mary of Waltham was born at Bishop’s Waltham Palace on 10 October 1344 as the daughter of Edward III of England and Philippa of Hainault. Her future husband John V, Duke of Brittany was already in England as a War of Succession was going on in Brittany, and his mother had sought the support of [read more]

Fiery Joanna of Flanders

October 9, 2015 Moniek Bloks 0

Joanna of Flanders has gone down in history as the ‘Fiery’ for her role in the War of the Breton Succession. She was born circa 1295 as the daughter of Louis I, Count of Nevers and Joan, Countess of Rethel. Her grandfather was also Count of Flanders, but as her father predeceased his father, he [read more]