Joan of Acre
13th and 14th-century English princess and noblewoman / From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
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Not to be confused with Joan of Arc.
Joan of Acre (April 1272 – 23 April 1307) was an English princess, a daughter of Edward I of England and Eleanor of Castile.[2] The name "Acre" derives from her birthplace in the Holy Land while her parents were on a crusade.
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Joan of Acre | |
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Countess of Hertford Countess of Gloucester | |
Born | April 1272 Acre, Kingdom of Acre |
Died | 23 April 1307 (aged 35) Clare Castle, Clare, England |
Burial | 26 April 1307 |
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Issue | Gilbert de Clare, 7th Earl of Hertford Eleanor de Clare Margaret de Clare Elizabeth de Clare Mary de Monthermer Joan de Monthermer Thomas de Monthermer, 2nd Baron Monthermer Edward de Monthermer |
House | Plantagenet |
Father | Edward I of England |
Mother | Eleanor of Castile |
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She was married twice; her first husband was Gilbert de Clare, 7th Earl of Gloucester, one of the most powerful nobles in her father's kingdom; her second husband was Ralph de Monthermer, a squire in her household whom she married in secret.
Joan is most notable for the claim that miracles have allegedly taken place at her grave, and for the multiple references to her in literature.