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'''Jeanne de Lusignan''' (1260 – 13 April 1323) was a French noblewoman. She succeeded her uncle, Guy de la Marche, Knt., sometime in the period, 1310/13, as Lady of Couhe and Peyrat, but not as Countess of La Marche since after her sister, Yolande's death, it was annexed by [[Philippe IV of France]] and given as an [[appanage]] to Philippe's son [[Charles IV of France|Charles the Fair]]. Previously, in 1308, following the death of her brother Guy (or Guiard) de [[Lusignan]], Jeanne and her sister Isabelle, as co-heiresses, had sold the county of [[Angoulême]] to the King.<ref>Eoropaseische Stammtafeln "Lusignan"</ref> |
'''Jeanne de Lusignan''' (1260 – 13 April 1323) was a French noblewoman. She succeeded her uncle, Guy de la Marche, Knt., sometime in the period, 1310/13, as Lady of Couhe and Peyrat, but not as Countess of La Marche since after her sister, Yolande's death, it was annexed by [[Philippe IV of France]] and given as an [[appanage]] to Philippe's son [[Charles IV of France|Charles the Fair]]. Previously, in 1308, following the death of her brother Guy (or Guiard) de [[Lusignan]], Jeanne and her sister Isabelle, as co-heiresses, had sold the county of [[Angoulême]] to the King.<ref>Eoropaseische Stammtafeln "Lusignan"</ref> |
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She was married twice. Her first husband was Bernard IV, Sire d'Albret, by whom she had two daughters. By her second husband Sir Piers de Geneville, she had another three daughters; the eldest of whom was [[Joan de Geneville, 2nd Baroness Geneville]], wife of [[Roger Mortimer, 1st Earl of March]], the ''[[de facto]]'' ruler of England from 1327 to 1330. |
She was married twice. Her first husband was Bernard Ezi IV, Sire d'Albret, by whom she had two daughters. By her second husband Sir Piers de Geneville, she had another three daughters; the eldest of whom was [[Joan de Geneville, 2nd Baroness Geneville]], wife of [[Roger Mortimer, 1st Earl of March]], the ''[[de facto]]'' ruler of England from 1327 to 1330. |
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She is sometimes referred to as '''Joan of Lusignan'''. |
She is sometimes referred to as '''Joan of Lusignan'''. |
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Jeanne of Lusignan | |
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suo jure Lady of Couhe and Peyrat Dame d'Albret Lady de Geneville | |
Buried | Abbaye de Valence, France |
Noble family | Lusignan |
Spouse(s) | Bernard Ezi IV, Sire d'Albret Sir Piers de Geneville of Trim and Ludlow Castle |
Issue | Mathe, Dame d'Albret Isabelle, Dame d'Albret Joan de Geneville Maud de Geneville Beatrice de Geneville |
Father | Hugh XII of Lusignan, Count of La Marche and Angoulême |
Mother | Jeanne de Fougères |
Jeanne de Lusignan (1260 – 13 April 1323) was a French noblewoman. She succeeded her uncle, Guy de la Marche, Knt., sometime in the period, 1310/13, as Lady of Couhe and Peyrat, but not as Countess of La Marche since after her sister, Yolande's death, it was annexed by Philippe IV of France and given as an appanage to Philippe's son Charles the Fair. Previously, in 1308, following the death of her brother Guy (or Guiard) de Lusignan, Jeanne and her sister Isabelle, as co-heiresses, had sold the county of Angoulême to the King.[1]
She was married twice. Her first husband was Bernard Ezi IV, Sire d'Albret, by whom she had two daughters. By her second husband Sir Piers de Geneville, she had another three daughters; the eldest of whom was Joan de Geneville, 2nd Baroness Geneville, wife of Roger Mortimer, 1st Earl of March, the de facto ruler of England from 1327 to 1330.
She is sometimes referred to as Joan of Lusignan.
Family
Jeanne de Lusignan was a younger daughter of Hugh XII of Lusignan, Count of La Marche and Angoulême, seigneur of Lusignan and Fougères, and Jeanne de Fougères. Her paternal grandparents were Hugh XI of Lusignan, Count of La Marche and Angoulême, and Yolande de Dreux, and her maternal grandparents were Raoul III, seigneur of Fougères and Isabelle de Craon. She had three sisters, Yolande, Isabelle, and Marie, and two brothers, Hugh XIII de Lusignan and Guy (or Guiard) de Lusignan.[2]
Marriages
Jeanne de Lusignan married firstly Bernard Ezi IV, Sire d'Albret, by whom she had two daughters:
- Mathe, Dame d'Albret (died 1283)
- Isabelle, Dame d'Albret (died 1 December 1294), married Bernard VI, Count of Armagnac as his first wife. Their marriage was childless.[3]
After the death of her first husband on 24 December 1280, Jeanne married secondly before 11 Oct. 1283 (date of charter), Sir Piers de Geneville, of Trim and Ludlow Castle (1256- before June 1292), by whom she had another three daughters:
- Joan de Geneville (2 February 1286 – 19 October 1356), in 1301 married Roger de Mortimer, 1st Earl of March (d. 29 November 1330), by whom she had twelve children.
- Maud de Geneville, a nun at Aconbury Priory
- Beatrice de Geneville, a nun at Aconbury Priory
Death and legacy
Jeanne de Lusignan died 13 April 1323 at the age of 63, and was buried at the Abbaye de Valence. Her eldest surviving daughter by her second marriage, Joan de Geneville, inherited the title of her paternal grandfather, Sir Geoffrey de Geneville, Lord Geneville in 1314, making her Baroness Geneville in her own right.
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References
- Medieval Lands "Angoulême"
- Paul Theroff
- Europaseische Stammtafeln "Lusignan".