Jeanne of Hainault
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Jeanne of Hainault
(1323 – December 1350) was a daughter of John of Beaumont
, lord of Beaumont and Margaret of Soissons
. She succeeded her mother in 1344 as Countess of Soissons
.
Jeanne first married Louis II, Count of Blois
. Together they had three sons, Louis III
, John II
and Guy II
, all of whom would succeed as Count of Blois
. Louis II died in 1346 and Jeanne remarried to William I, Marquis of Namur
. They had no children.
She died in 1350 from the Black Death
.
Hainault
Hainault is an area in the London Borough of Redbridge in north east London. It is a suburban development located north east of Charing Cross...
(1323 – December 1350) was a daughter of John of Beaumont
John of Beaumont
John of Beaumont was a younger brother of count William III of Holland.He was born as John of Hainault, lord of Noordwijk, Beaumont, Gouda and Schoonhoven. He was born most likely in 1288 as son of count John II, Count of Holland and Philippa of Luxembourg...
, lord of Beaumont and Margaret of Soissons
Margaret of Soissons
Margaret of Soissons was the only daughter of Hugo of Soissons and Johanna of Argies.In 1306 she succeeded her father as Countess of Soissons. Margaret was married to John of Beaumont , son of John II, Count of Holland...
. She succeeded her mother in 1344 as Countess of Soissons
Count of Soissons
This is a list of those who bore the title Count of Soissons and ruled Soissons and its civitas or diocese as a county in the Middle Ages. The title continued in use into modern times, but without ties to the actual Soissonnais.-Carolingians:...
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Jeanne first married Louis II, Count of Blois
Louis II, Count of Blois
Louis I of Châtillon , son of Guy I of Blois-Châtillon and Marguerite of Valois, was count of Blois and lord of Avesnes 1342–1346....
. Together they had three sons, Louis III
Louis III, Count of Blois
Louis III of Châtillon , son of Louis II of Châtillon and Jeanne of Avesnes, was count of Blois and lord of Avesnes 1346–1372, and count of Soissons 1346–1367....
, John II
John II, Count of Blois
John II of Châtillon , second son of Louis I of Châtillon and Jeanne of Avesnes, was count of Blois and lord of Avesnes from 1372 to 1381....
and Guy II
Guy II, Count of Blois
Guy II of Blois-Châtillon , the youngest son of Louis I of Châtillon and Joan of Avesnes, was count of Blois and lord of Avesnes, Schoonhoven, and Gouda 1381–1397, and lord of Beaumont and Chimay....
, all of whom would succeed as Count of Blois
Count of Blois
The County of Blois was originally centred on Blois, south of Paris, France. One of the chief cities, along with Blois itself, was Chartres. Blois was associated with Champagne, Châtillon , and later with the French royal family, to whom the county passed in 1391...
. Louis II died in 1346 and Jeanne remarried to William I, Marquis of Namur
William I, Marquis of Namur
William I, Marquis of Namur, the Rich, was Count of Namur from 1337 until his death.He was the fifth son of John I and Mary of Artois....
. They had no children.
She died in 1350 from the Black Death
Bubonic plague
Plague is a deadly infectious disease that is caused by the enterobacteria Yersinia pestis, named after the French-Swiss bacteriologist Alexandre Yersin. Primarily carried by rodents and spread to humans via fleas, the disease is notorious throughout history, due to the unrivaled scale of death...
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