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Name
  
Joan, of


Died
  
1292, Blois, France

Joan, Countess of Blois

Spouse
  
Peter, Count of Alencon (m. 1263)

Parents
  
John I, Count of Blois, Alix of Brittany, Dame de Pontarcy

Grandparents
  
John I, Duke of Brittany, Hugh I, Count of Blois, Mary, Countess of Blois, Blanche of Navarre, Duchess of Brittany

Great-grandparents
  
Theobald I of Navarre

Similar People
  
Margaret of Provence, Louis IX of France, Henry I - Duke of Guise

Joan of Châtillon (Jeanne de Blois; 1253? – 19 or 29 January 1291) was Countess of Blois from 1280 to 1291, and Lady of Avesnes.

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She was the daughter of John I, Count of Blois and Alix of Brittany, Dame de Pontarcy.

Joan received the County of Chartres from her father during his life; she later sold these lands to Philip IV of France in 1291. She ceded the lordship of Avesnes to her cousin Hugh before her death. When she died in 1291 the other titles were left to him also.

In 1263, Joanne married Peter of Alençon, a son of King Louis IX of France and Margaret of Provence. They had two sons who both died in infancy:

  • Louis (1272 – 1273).
  • Philip (1274 – 1275).
  • Joan died in 1291, with no living issue. She left the title of Count of Blois and her remaining titles to her cousin Hugh.

    References

    Joan, Countess of Blois Wikipedia