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)13 September 1409 Blois
Died	19 May 1432(1432-05-19) (aged 22) Angers
Spouse	John II of Alençon ​ (m. 1424)​
House	Valois
Father	Charles, Duke of Orléans
Mother	Isabella of Valois

Family

Joan's mother Isabella had previously been the child bride of Richard II of England, and was the daughter of Charles VI of France. When Richard II was deposed and died in imprisonment, Isabella married Joan's eventual father Charles in 1406, at the ages of 16 and 11. Joan had no full siblings, and it was not until her father's third marriage that her half siblings would be born, 25 years after her death: Marie d'Orleans, Louis XII of France and Anne d'Orleans. Joan's mother died giving birth to her.

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.

Ancestry

Ancestors of Joan of Valois, Duchess of Alençon

8. Charles V of France[1] (= 12) 4. Louis I, Duke of Orléans[1] 9. Joanna of Bourbon[1] (= 13) 2. Charles, Duke of Orléans 10. Gian Galeazzo Visconti[1] 5. Valentina Visconti[1] 11. Isabella of Valois[1] (≠ 3) 1. Joan of Valois 12. Charles V of France[2] (= 8) 6. Charles VI of France[3] 13. Joanna of Bourbon[2] (= 9) 3. Isabella of Valois (≠ 11) 14. Stephen III, Duke of Bavaria[3] 7. Isabeau of Bavaria[3] 15. Taddea Visconti[3]

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). Vol. 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