Joan of Flanders

Type Figure Region France Time 1294–1342 Also known as Joan of Brittany

Joan of Flanders (1294–1342), also known as Joan de Penthièvre, was the niece of Duke John III of Brittany;…

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1294–1340Brittany · BrittanyJoan was the niece of Duke John III, and her Penthièvre bloodline was the key legal basis for the Blois faction's claim to the Breton succession. Her marriage to Charles de Blois brought the ducal succession dispute into the larger chessboard of the Hundred Years' War.
1341–1342Hennebont · BrittanyAfter the war broke out in 1341, Joan personally organized defenses and raised military funds to support her husband. During the Siege of Hennebont in 1342 she led resistance against English reinforcements; after the battle she was captured and taken to England, dying in captivity the same year, becoming a famous female political and military figure of the Breton War.

Joan of Penthièvre https://www.britannica.com/biography/Joan-of-Penthievre
War of the Breton Succession https://www.britannica.com/event/War-of-the-Breton-Succession