Joan of Valois, Duchess of Alençon

Joan of Valois (13 September 1409, in Blois – 19 May 1432, in Angers) was the only surviving child of Charles, Duke of Orléans, and Isabella of Valois. She held the title Duchess of Alençon when married to John II of Alençon.

Joan of Valois
Duchess of Alençon
Countess of Perche
Born(1409-09-13)September 13, 1409
Blois
DiedMay 19, 1432(1432-05-19) (aged 22)
Angers
Spouse
John II of Alençon (m. 1424)
HouseValois
FatherCharles, Duke of Orléans
MotherIsabella of Valois

Family

Joan's mother Isabella had previously been the queen-consort of Richard II of England, a childless marriage. When Richard II died in prison, Isabella married Joan's eventual father Charles in 1406, at the ages of 16 and 11, respectively. Three years later, Isabella died while giving birth to Joan. Because of this, Joan had no full siblings, and it was not until her father's third marriage that her half siblings would be born: Marie d'Orleans, Louis XII of France and Anne d'Orleans.

Marriage and death

In 1424 at Blois, Joan married John II of Alençon, the son of John I of Alençon and Marie of Brittany, Lady of La Guerche, but they remained childless. She died in 1432, leaving him free to later marry Marie of Armagnac. Her cause of death is unknown.

Ancestors

References
  1. Anselm de Gibours (1726). Histoire généalogique et chronologique de la maison royale de France [Genealogical and chronological history of the royal house of France] (in French). 1 (3rd ed.). Paris: La compagnie des libraires. pp. 205–208.
  2. Anselm de Gibours, Histoire généalogique, pp. 109–110
  3. Anselm de Gibours, Histoire généalogique, pp. 111–114
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