Joanna of Flanders

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Joanna of Flanders was a 14th-century noblewoman and military leader renowned for her staunch defense of her husband's claim to the Duchy of Brittany and her dramatic leadership during the War of the Breton Succession.

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Joanna of Flanders canonical 2
Joan of Flanders 1

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Predicate Object
instanceOf historical figure ⓘ
military leader ⓘ
noblewoman ⓘ
alliedWith King Edward III of England ⓘ
associatedWith Brittany ⓘ
Flanders ⓘ
Hennebont ⓘ
birthCentury 14th century ⓘ
child Joan of Brittany ⓘ
John V, Duke of Brittany ⓘ
conflict War of the Breton Succession ⓘ
countryOfCitizenship County of Flanders ⓘ
deathCentury 14th century ⓘ
era Hundred Years’ War period ⓘ
linked to: Hundred Years' War
father Louis I, Count of Nevers ⓘ
gender female ⓘ
governedTerritory Montfortist-controlled parts of Brittany ⓘ
grandfather Robert III, Count of Flanders ⓘ
historicalRole symbol of resistance in Brittany ⓘ
historicalSourceType medieval chronicles ⓘ
language Old French ⓘ
legacy remembered as one of the notable female military leaders of the Middle Ages ⓘ
marriageDateApprox early 14th century ⓘ
militaryAction encouraged English intervention in Brittany ⓘ
led sorties against besiegers at Hennebont ⓘ
organized defense of Hennebont against besieging forces ⓘ
nobleFamily House of Flanders ⓘ
nobleRank countess ⓘ
duchess consort ⓘ
notableFor defense of Hennebont in 1342 ⓘ
defense of her husband’s claim to the Duchy of Brittany ⓘ
leadership during the War of the Breton Succession ⓘ
opposedClaimant Charles of Blois ⓘ
politicalAlignment pro-English faction in Brittany ⓘ
religion Roman Catholicism ⓘ
reputation courageous ⓘ
militarily capable ⓘ
resolute ⓘ
residence Brittany ⓘ
England ⓘ
Hennebont ⓘ
role regent for her son John of Montfort (John V of Brittany) ⓘ
spouse John of Montfort ⓘ
supportedClaimant John of Montfort ⓘ
title Duchess consort of Brittany ⓘ

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Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.

John IV, Duke of Brittany → mother → Joanna of Flanders ⓘ
Margaret II of Flanders → sibling → Joan of Flanders ⓘ
linked to: Joanna of Flanders