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Princess Joan
Joan (1188–1237), eldest daughter of King John of England and Isabella of Angoulême, was betrothed to Alexander II of Scotland in 1214 and married at…
Timeline
- 1188–1221England · EnglandJoan was the eldest daughter of King John and Isabella, betrothed to Alexander II of Scotland in 1214 as a diplomatic pawn of the English royal house to ease Anglo-Scottish border conflicts.
- 1221–1237Scotland · ScotlandAfter marrying Alexander II at York in June 1221 she moved to Scotland, taking part in court diplomacy and charity in the 1220s, playing a queenly role in Anglo-Scottish rapprochement between 1221 and 1230, and dying at Haddington, East Lothian, in 1237.
Sources
- Joan of England, Queen of Scotland https://www.britannica.com/biography/Joan-of-England-queen-of-Scotland