Joan Valois (1391–1433)
Joan Valois (1391–1433)
Duchess of Brittany. Name variations: Jeanne, duchess of Bretagne; Joan de France; Joan of France. Born in 1391; died in 1433; third dau. of Charles VI, king of France (r. 1380–1422), and Isabeau of Bavaria (1371–1435); 1st wife of John V (1389–1442), duke of Brittany (r. 1339–1442); children: Francis I (b. 1414), duke of Brittany; Peter II, duke of Brittany.
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