Joan I, Countess of Burgundy
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Joanna I, Countess of Burgundy (1191–1205), also called Joanna of Hohenstaufen, was Countess of Burgundy
, daughter of Otto I, Count of Burgundy
and Margaret of Blois
.
Born in 1191, Joanna was Countess from the time of her father's assassination at Besançon
in 1200 until her own death in 1205, whereupon her sister, Beatrice II, Countess of Burgundy
, succeeded her.
County of Burgundy
The Free County of Burgundy , was a medieval county , within the traditional province and modern French region Franche-Comté, whose very French name is still reminiscent of the unusual title of its count: Freigraf...
, daughter of Otto I, Count of Burgundy
Otto I, Count of Burgundy
Otto I was Count of Burgundy from 1190 to his death and briefly Count of Luxembourg from 1196 to 1197...
and Margaret of Blois
Margaret, Countess of Blois
Margaret of Blois was countess of Blois from 1218 to 1230.She was daughter of Theobald V of Blois and Alix of France...
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Born in 1191, Joanna was Countess from the time of her father's assassination at Besançon
Besançon
Besançon , is the capital and principal city of the Franche-Comté region in eastern France. It had a population of about 237,000 inhabitants in the metropolitan area in 2008...
in 1200 until her own death in 1205, whereupon her sister, Beatrice II, Countess of Burgundy
Beatrice II, Countess of Burgundy
Beatrice II, Countess of Burgundy was Countess of Burgundy and Duchess consort of Merania. She was a member of the Swabian Hohenstaufen dynasty, the daughter of Count Otto I of Burgundy and Margaret of Blois, thereby a granddaughter of Emperor Frederick Barbarossa.She was born in 1191, younger...
, succeeded her.