Hans Holbein's drawing of a sculpture of Jeanne d'Auvergne, Duchess of Berry, by Jean de Cambrai, Black and coloured chalk, 39.6 × 27.5 cm, Kunstmuseum Basel. Holbein drew this picture and its companion piece, Jean de France, Duke of Berry, during a visit to France in 1523/24.[1]
Joan was born around 1378 to John II, Count of Auvergne and Boulogne and his wife Aliénor de Comminges. Joan's grandfather, John I, had been an uncle of Queen Joanna of France, a previous heiress to Auvergne and Boulogne; John inherited the counties when his great-nephew, Joanna's son from a previous marriage, Philip of Burgundy, died without issue. Joan's mother was a descendant of Peter II of Courtenay, Emperor of Constantinople, who in turn descended from Louis VI of France.
At the age of fifteen, Joan was present at the infamous Bal des Ardents given by Queen Isabeau, wife of the Duke of Berry's nephew King Charles, on 28 January 1393. During this, the King and five nobles dressed up as wildmen, clad "in costumes of linen cloth sewn onto their bodies and soaked in resinous wax or pitch to hold a covering of frazzled hemp," and proceeded to dance about chained together. At length, the King became separated from the others, and made his way to the Duchess, who jokingly refused to let him wander off again until he told her his name. When Charles' brother, Louis of Orléans, accidentally set the other dancers on fire, Joan swathed the King in her skirts, protecting him from the flames and saving his life.[5]
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Upon her father's death in 1394, Joan became Countess of Auvergne and Boulogne. Joan was widowed upon the death of the Duke of Berry in 1416. She married Georges de La Trémoille soon after; however, they produced no children, and the counties passed to her cousin, Marie, upon her death in 1424.
^(Müller in Christian Müller; Stephan Kemperdick; Maryan Ainsworth; et al, Hans Holbein the Younger: The Basel Years, 1515–1532, Munich: Prestel, 2006, ISBN978-3-7913-3580-3, pp. 316–17).
joan, countess, auvergne, boulogne, french, jeanne, auvergne, also, known, jeanne, boulogne, joan, duchess, berry, 1378, 1424, sovereign, countess, auvergne, boulogne, from, 1394, until, 1424, daughter, john, count, auvergne, died, 1394, second, wife, john, du. Joan II Countess of Auvergne and Boulogne French Jeanne d Auvergne also known as Jeanne de Boulogne and Joan Duchess of Berry 1378 c 1424 was sovereign Countess of Auvergne and Boulogne from 1394 until 1424 She was the daughter of John II Count of Auvergne died 1394 and second wife of John Duke of Berry She is arguably most famous for saving the life of her nephew King Charles VI of France during the disastrous Bal des Ardents Ball of the Burning Men 2 Joan IICountess of Auvergne and BoulogneHans Holbein s drawing of a sculpture of Jeanne d Auvergne Duchess of Berry by Jean de Cambrai Black and coloured chalk 39 6 27 5 cm Kunstmuseum Basel Holbein drew this picture and its companion piece Jean de France Duke of Berry during a visit to France in 1523 24 1 Bornc 1378Diedc 1424 aged c 46 Noble familyAuvergneSpouse s John Duke of BerryGeorges de La TremoilleFatherJohn II Count of AuvergneMotherAlienor of Comminges Contents 1 Life 1 1 Role in Bal des Ardents 1 2 Sovereign 2 Ancestry 3 Notes 4 ReferencesLife editJoan was born around 1378 to John II Count of Auvergne and Boulogne and his wife Alienor de Comminges Joan s grandfather John I had been an uncle of Queen Joanna of France a previous heiress to Auvergne and Boulogne John inherited the counties when his great nephew Joanna s son from a previous marriage Philip of Burgundy died without issue Joan s mother was a descendant of Peter II of Courtenay Emperor of Constantinople who in turn descended from Louis VI of France In 1389 Joan was married to John Duke of Berry a son of John II of France whose wife had died in the previous year 3 4 They had no children nbsp The Bal des Ardents nbsp Joan covers the King with her dress Role in Bal des Ardents edit At the age of fifteen Joan was present at the infamous Bal des Ardents given by Queen Isabeau wife of the Duke of Berry s nephew King Charles on 28 January 1393 During this the King and five nobles dressed up as wildmen clad in costumes of linen cloth sewn onto their bodies and soaked in resinous wax or pitch to hold a covering of frazzled hemp and proceeded to dance about chained together At length the King became separated from the others and made his way to the Duchess who jokingly refused to let him wander off again until he told her his name When Charles brother Louis of Orleans accidentally set the other dancers on fire Joan swathed the King in her skirts protecting him from the flames and saving his life 5 Sovereign edit Upon her father s death in 1394 Joan became Countess of Auvergne and Boulogne Joan was widowed upon the death of the Duke of Berry in 1416 She married Georges de La Tremoille soon after however they produced no children and the counties passed to her cousin Marie upon her death in 1424 Ancestry editAncestors of Joan II Countess of Auvergne8 Robert VII Count of Auvergne4 John I Count of Auvergne9 Marie of Termonde2 John II Count of Auvergne10 John of Charolais5 Joan of Clermont11 Joan of Argies1 Joan II Countess of Auvergne12 Bernard VII Count of Comminges6 Bernard VIII Count of Comminges13 Laure of Monfort3 Alienor of Comminges14 Bernard IV Jordan Lord of L Isle Jourdain7 Mathe of L Isle Jourdain15 Marguerite of FoixNotes edit Muller in Christian Muller Stephan Kemperdick Maryan Ainsworth et al Hans Holbein the Younger The Basel Years 1515 1532 Munich Prestel 2006 ISBN 978 3 7913 3580 3 pp 316 17 Echols 254 Encyclopaedia Britannica Vol 3 1911 809 Emmerson 2013 p 381 382 Tuchman Barbara 1978 A Distant Mirror The Calamitous 14th Century New York Ballantine ISBN 978 0 345 34957 6 p 504References editEchols Anne and Marty Williams An Annotated Index of Medieval Women Markus Weiner Publishing Inc 1992 Emmerson Richard K 2013 Key Figures in Medieval Europe An Encyclopedia Routledge ISBN 978 1136775185 The Encyclopaedia Britannica Vol 3 Ed Hugh Chisholm 1911 French nobility Preceded byJohn II and III Countess of Auvergne and Boulogne1394 1424with John III and IV 1404 1416 George 1416 1424 Succeeded byMarie I and II Retrieved from https en wikipedia org w index php title Joan II Countess of Auvergne amp oldid 1221694181, wikipedia, wiki, book, books, library,
