Biography of Joan Plantagenet 1191-1237

Paternal Family Tree: Anjou aka Plantagenet

Maternal Family Tree: Ettiennette Countess Burgundy

1199 Death of Richard I

1216 Death of King John

On 29 Aug 1189 [her father] King John "Lackland" of England (age 22) and Isabella Fitzrobert 3rd Countess Gloucester and Essex (age 16) were married at Marlborough Castle [Map]. He by marriage Earl Gloucester. She the daughter of William Fitzrobert 2nd Earl Gloucester and Hawise Beaumont Countess Gloucester. He the son of King Henry "Curtmantle" II of England and Eleanor of Aquitaine Queen Consort Franks and England (age 67). They were half second cousins. She a great granddaughter of King Henry I "Beauclerc" England.

Around 1191 Joan Plantagenet was born illegitimately to King John "Lackland" of England (age 24) and Adela Plantagenet. Coefficient of inbreeding 3.38%.

On 05 Dec 1194 [her daughter] Gwladus verch Llewelyn "Dark Eyed" Aberffraw was born to Llewellyn "The Great" Aberffraw (age 22) and Joan Plantagenet (age 3). She a granddaughter of King John "Lackland" of England.

Around 1198 [her son] Gruffydd ap Llewellyn Aberffraw was born to Llewellyn "The Great" Aberffraw (age 26) and Joan Plantagenet (age 7). He a grandson of King John "Lackland" of England.

Death of Richard I

On 06 Apr 1199 [her uncle] King Richard "Lionheart" I of England (age 41) was besieging Châlus Chabrol Castle, Domfront. During the course of the evening King Richard "Lionheart" I of England (age 41) was shot by a crossbow. The wound quickly became gangrenous; Richard died in the arms of his mother [her grandmother] Eleanor of Aquitaine Queen Consort Franks and England (age 77). His brother [her father] King John "Lackland" of England (age 32) succeeded I King England.

There was a brother between Richard and John named [her uncle] Geoffrey Duke of Brittany who had a son Arthur (age 12), who was around twelve, and a daughter Eleanor (age 15), who was around fifteen, whose mother was Constance Penthièvre Duchess Brittany (age 38).

King Philip II of France (age 33) had planned for Eleanor (age 15) to marry his son, probably to bring Brittany into the French Royal family, possibly to pursue a claim on England.

King Philip II of France (age 33) supported Arthur's (age 12) claim to the English throne. In the resulting war Arthur (age 12) was captured, imprisoned and never seen again. Eleanor (age 15) was captured, probably around the same time as Arthur, and imprisoned, more or less, for the remainder of her life, even after King John's death through the reign of [her half-brother] King Henry III since she represented a threat to Henry's succession.

On 24 Aug 1200 [her father] King John "Lackland" of England (age 33) and Isabella of Angoulême Queen Consort England (age 12) were married at . She had been engaged to Hugh Lusignan IX Count Lusignan (age 37) who subsequently appealed to King Philip II of France (age 35), their feudal overlord, who used the position to justify a war against John. The difference in their ages was 21 years. She the daughter of Aymer Angoulême I Count Angoulême (age 40) and Alice Courtenay Countess Angoulême. He the son of King Henry "Curtmantle" II of England and Eleanor of Aquitaine Queen Consort Franks and England (age 78).

In 1205 Llewellyn "The Great" Aberffraw (age 33) and Joan Plantagenet (age 14) were married. She the daughter of King John "Lackland" of England (age 38) and Adela Plantagenet.

Around Mar 1212 [her son] Dafydd ap Llewellyn Aberffraw Prince of Wales was born to Llewellyn "The Great" Aberffraw (age 40) and Joan Plantagenet (age 21) at Castell Hen Blas Coleshill Bagillt. He a grandson of King John "Lackland" of England.

Around 1215 [her son-in-law] Reginald de Braose 9th Baron Abergavenny and [her daughter] Gwladus verch Llewelyn "Dark Eyed" Aberffraw (age 20) were married. She a granddaughter of King John "Lackland" of England.

Death of King John

On 19 Oct 1216 [her father] King John "Lackland" of England (age 49) died at Newark Castle [Map]. His son [her half-brother] King Henry III of England (age 9) succeeded III King England.

John Monmouth (age 34) was present.

On his deathbed, John appointed a council of thirteen executors to help Henry reclaim the kingdom and requested that his son be placed into the guardianship of William Marshal 1st Earl Pembroke (age 70).

King John's will is the earliest English royal will to survive in its original form. The document is quite small, roughly the size of a postcard and the seals of those who were present at the time would have been attached to it. Translation of the will taken from an article by Professor S.D. Church in the English Historical Review, June 2010:

I, John, by the grace of God king of England, lord of Ireland, duke of Normandy and Aquitaine, count of Anjou, hindered by grave infirmity and not being able at this time of my infirmity to itemize all my things so that I may make a testament, commit the arbitration and administration of my testament to the trust and to the legitimate administration of my faithful men whose names are written below, without whose counsel, even in good health, I would have by no means arranged my testament in their presence, so that what they will faithfully arrange and determine concerning my things as much as in making satisfaction to God and to holy Church for damages and injuries done to them as in sending succour to the land of Jerusalem and in providing support to my sons towards obtaining and defending their inheritance and in making reward to those who have served us faithfully and in making distribution to the poor and to religious houses for the salvation of my soul, be right and sure. I ask, furthermore, that whoever shall give them counsel and assistance in the arranging of my testament shall receive the grace and favour of God. Whoever shall infringe their arrangement and disposition, may he incur the curse and indignation of almighty God and the blessed Mary and all the saints.

In the first place, therefore, I desire that my body be buried in the church of St Mary and St Wulfstan at Worcester. I appoint, moreover, the following arbiters and administrators: the lord Guala, by the grace of God, cardinal-priest of the title of St Martin and legate of the apostolic see; the lord Peter bishop of Winchester; the lord Richard bishop of Chichester; the lord Silvester bishop of Worcester; Brother Aimery de St-Maur; William Marshal earl of Pembroke; Ranulf earl of Chester; William earl Ferrers; William Brewer; Walter de Lacy and John of Monmouth; Savaric de Mauléon; Falkes de Bréauté.

The signatories were:

Guala Bicchieri (ca 1150 - 1227) Papal Legate.

Bishop Peter de Roches, Bishop of Winchester.

Richard le Poer (? - 1237), Bishop of Chichester.

Sylvester of Worcester, Bishop of Worcester.

Aimery de St-Maur (? -?1219), Master of the English Templars.

William Marshal 1st Earl Pembroke (age 70).

Ranulf de Blondeville Gernon 6th Earl Chester 1st Earl Lincoln (age 46).

William Ferrers 4th Earl of Derby (age 48).

William Brewer (? - 1226), 1st Baron Brewer.

Walter de Lacy (ca 1172-1241) Lord of Meath.

John: (1182 - 1248) Lord of Monmouth.

Savaric de Mauléon (? - 1236) Seneschal of Poitou from 1205.

Falkes de Bréauté (? - 1226) Seneschal of Cardiff Castle.

Around 1218 [her daughter] Elen ferch Llewellyn Aberffraw Countess Huntingdon and Mar was born to Llewellyn "The Great" Aberffraw (age 46) and Joan Plantagenet (age 27). She a granddaughter of King John "Lackland" of England.

In 1219 [her son-in-law] John "Tadody aka Fatherless" Braose (age 22) and [her daughter] Margred verch Llewellyn Aberffraw Baroness Clifford were married. They were half fourth cousins. He a great x 3 grandson of King Henry I "Beauclerc" England. She a granddaughter of King John "Lackland" of England.

Before 1220 [her son-in-law] Walter Clifford 3rd Baron Clifford and [her daughter] Margred verch Llewellyn Aberffraw Baroness Clifford were married. She a granddaughter of King John "Lackland" of England.

Around 1222 [her son-in-law] John Dunkeld 9th Earl Huntingdon 7th Earl Chester (age 15) and [her daughter] Elen ferch Llewellyn Aberffraw Countess Huntingdon and Mar (age 4) were married. He the son of David Dunkeld 8th Earl Huntingdon and Matilda Gernon Countess Huntingdon (age 51). They were second cousin twice removed. He a great x 3 grandson of King Henry I "Beauclerc" England. She a granddaughter of King John "Lackland" of England.

In 1230 [her son] Dafydd ap Llewellyn Aberffraw Prince of Wales (age 17) and [her daughter-in-law] Isabella "Lady of Snowdon" Braose Princess Wales (age 8) were married. They were half fourth cousins. He a grandson of King John "Lackland" of England.

Around 1230 [her son-in-law] Ralph Mortimer (age 39) and [her daughter] Gwladus verch Llewelyn "Dark Eyed" Aberffraw (age 35) were married. She a granddaughter of King John "Lackland" of England.

On 02 May 1230 William de Braose (age 26) was hanged by Llewellyn "The Great" Aberffraw (age 58) for having been found in the bedchamber of his wife Joan Plantagenet (age 39). His daughter Eva de Braose (age 3) succeeded 10th Baron Bergavenny (Feudal Creation). William Cantilupe by marriage Baron Bergavenny Feudal Creation.

Chronicle of the Princes of Wales. 1230. That year, William Bruse (age 26) was hanged by Llywelyn (age 58), son of Iorwerth, having been caught in the chamber of the prince, with the princess Jannet (age 39), daughter of king John, and wife of the prince.

Chronica Majora. Sep 1236. In the same year, the king, by the advice of his nobles, proceeded to York to consult vith them and make arrangements for settling the dispute between him and Alexander (age 38), king of Scotland, and which had now grown into hatred. For to wise men, who weighed future events in the scale of reason, it seemed foolish that the kingdom of England, surrounded on all sides by enemies on the continent, should secretly generate internal hatred. The origin of this discord was (it is said) as follows: -The king of Scotland had constantly demanded the county of Northumberland, which [her father] King John had given him as a marriage portion with his daughter Johanna (age 45), and for which he declared that he held a charter and had the evidence of a great many bishops and clergy of rank, as well as earls and barons; and he declared that it was an unworthy and execrable action to revoke what proceeded from the lips of kings, and to annul a compact made between persons of such noble station. He also added, that unless the English king would peaceably give him what plain reason proved to be his right, he would seek it at the sword's point. He was inspired with confidence by the secret, although suspected, friendship of Llewellyn, and by his alliance and affinity with Gilbert Marshal (age 39), who had married his sister Margaret (age 36), a most handsome lady. The hostility of his continental states, too, was always in conspiracy against him, and moreover, his cause was just, as was proved by the muniments of former kings. After much discussion on both sides, the king of England, for the sake of peace, and for the protection of his kingdom, as far as lay in his power offered the king of Scots a revenue of eighty marks from some other part of England, in order that the boundaries of his kingdom might not be broken in upon in the northern parts. But whilst he waited until the affair should be settled to the satisfaction of both parties, the conference ended, and all for the moment remained at peace.

About that time, the knight, Philip Daubeney, a noble devoted to God, and brave in battle, after fighting for the Lord during several pilgrimages to the Holy Land, at length closed his life by a praiseworthy death there, and obtained a holy burial in the Holy Land, which he had long desired when living.

On 02 Feb 1237 Joan Plantagenet (age 46) died at Abergwyngregyn Bangor.

[her son] Gruffydd ap Llewellyn Aberffraw and Senana ferch Caradog were married. They were second cousin once removed. He a grandson of King John "Lackland" of England.

[her daughter] Margred verch Llewellyn Aberffraw Baroness Clifford was born to Llewellyn "The Great" Aberffraw and Joan Plantagenet. She a granddaughter of King John "Lackland" of England.

William de Braose was captured by Llewellyn "The Great" Aberffraw in the bedhcamber of his wife Joan Plantagenet.

Joan Plantagenet 1191-1237 appears on the following Descendants Family Trees:

King Henry "Curtmantle" II of England 1133-1189

King John "Lackland" of England 1166-1216

Eleanor of Aquitaine Queen Consort Franks and England 1122-1204

King William "Conqueror" I of England 1028-1087

Malcolm III King Scotland 1031-1093

Royal Ancestors of Joan Plantagenet 1191-1237

Kings Wessex: Great x 5 Grand Daughter of King Edmund "Ironside" I of England

Kings England: Daughter of King John "Lackland" of England

Kings Scotland: Great x 3 Grand Daughter of Malcolm III King Scotland

Kings Franks: Great x 11 Grand Daughter of Louis "Pious" King Aquitaine I King Franks

Kings France: Great x 5 Grand Daughter of Robert "Pious" II King France

Royal Descendants of Joan Plantagenet 1191-1237

King Robert II of Scotland x 1

King Richard II of England x 1

King Henry V of England x 1

Philippa Lancaster Queen Consort Denmark x 1

Joan Beaufort Queen Consort Scotland x 2

King Edward IV of England x 4

King Richard III of England x 4

Anne Neville Queen Consort England x 7

King Henry VII of England and Ireland x 2

Queen Anne Boleyn of England x 6

Anne Jagiellon Holy Roman Empress x 1

Queen Jane Seymour x 5

Catherine Parr Queen Consort England x 9

Queen Catherine Howard of England x 5

Jane "Nine Days Queen" Grey I Queen England and Ireland x 11

President George Washington x 3

Queen Elizabeth II of the United Kingdom x 959

Queen Consort Camilla Shand x 332

Diana Spencer Princess Wales x 2956

Catherine Middleton Princess of Wales x 7

Ancestors of Joan Plantagenet 1191-1237

Great x 2 Grandfather: Fulk "Young" King Jerusalem

Great x 4 Grandfather: Simon Montfort

Great x 3 Grandmother: Bertrade Montfort Queen Consort France

Great x 4 Grandmother: Agnès of Normandy

Great x 1 Grandfather: Geoffrey Plantagenet Duke Normandy

Great x 4 Grandfather: Jean de la Flèche La Flèche De Baugency

Great x 3 Grandfather: Elias La Flèche De Baugency I Count Maine

Great x 4 Grandmother: Paula Maine

Great x 2 Grandmother: Ermengarde La Flèche De Baugency Countess Anjou

Great x 4 Grandfather: Gervais II Lord Chateau Du Loir

Great x 3 Grandmother: Matilda Chateau Du Loir Countess Maine

GrandFather: King Henry "Curtmantle" II of England Grand Son of King Henry I "Beauclerc" England

Great x 3 Grandfather: King William "Conqueror" I of England -2 x Great Grand Son of King William "Conqueror" I of England

Great x 4 Grandmother: Herleva Falaise

Great x 2 Grandfather: King Henry I "Beauclerc" England Son of King William "Conqueror" I of England

Great x 4 Grandfather: Baldwin "The Good" V Count Flanders

Great x 3 Grandmother: Matilda Flanders Queen Consort England

Great x 4 Grandmother: Adela Capet Duchess Normandy

Great x 1 Grandmother: Empress Matilda Daughter of King Henry I "Beauclerc" England

Great x 4 Grandfather: Duncan "The Sick" I King Scotland

Great x 3 Grandfather: Malcolm III King Scotland

Great x 4 Grandmother: Bethóc Unknown Queen Consort Scotland

Great x 2 Grandmother: Edith aka Matilda Dunkeld Queen Consort England

Great x 4 Grandfather: Edward "The Exile" Wessex

Great x 3 Grandmother: Margaret Wessex Queen Consort Scotland

Great x 4 Grandmother: Agatha

Father: King John "Lackland" of England Son of King Henry "Curtmantle" II of England

Great x 4 Grandfather: William "Great" V Duke Aquitaine

Great x 3 Grandfather: Guy William Poitiers VIII Duke Aquitaine

Great x 4 Grandmother: Agnes Ivrea Duchess Aquitaine

Great x 2 Grandfather: William "Troubadour" Poitiers IX Duke Aquitaine

Great x 4 Grandfather: Robert I Duke Burgundy

Great x 3 Grandmother: Hildegarde Burgundy Duchess Aquitaine

Great x 1 Grandfather: William "Saint" Poitiers X Duke Aquitaine

Great x 4 Grandfather: Pons Rouerge Margrave Provence

Great x 3 Grandfather: William Rouerge Duke Narbonne

Great x 4 Grandmother: Almodis La Marche Margrave Provence

Great x 2 Grandmother: Philippa Rouerge Duchess Aquitaine

Great x 3 Grandmother: Emma Mortain Duchess Narbonne

Great x 4 Grandmother: Matilda or Maud Montgomery

GrandMother: Eleanor of Aquitaine Queen Consort Franks and England

Great x 2 Grandfather: Aimery Chatellerault Viscount Châtellerault

Great x 1 Grandmother: Aenor Chatellerault Duchess Aquitaine

Great x 3 Grandfather: Bartholomew Île Bouchard

Great x 2 Grandmother: Dangereuse Ile Bouchard Viscountess Chatellerault

Joan Plantagenet Daughter of King John "Lackland" of England

Great x 2 Grandfather: Fulk "Young" King Jerusalem

Great x 4 Grandfather: Simon Montfort

Great x 3 Grandmother: Bertrade Montfort Queen Consort France

Great x 4 Grandmother: Agnès of Normandy

Great x 1 Grandfather: Geoffrey Plantagenet Duke Normandy

Great x 4 Grandfather: Jean de la Flèche La Flèche De Baugency

Great x 3 Grandfather: Elias La Flèche De Baugency I Count Maine

Great x 4 Grandmother: Paula Maine

Great x 2 Grandmother: Ermengarde La Flèche De Baugency Countess Anjou

Great x 4 Grandfather: Gervais II Lord Chateau Du Loir

Great x 3 Grandmother: Matilda Chateau Du Loir Countess Maine

GrandFather: Hamelin Warenne 4th Earl Surrey

Great x 1 Grandmother: Mistress Unknown

Mother: Adela Plantagenet

Great x 4 Grandfather: Ralph Warenne

Great x 3 Grandfather: William Warenne 1st Earl Surrey

Great x 2 Grandfather: William Warenne 2nd Earl Surrey

Great x 4 Grandfather: Gerbod The Fleming

Great x 3 Grandmother: Gundred Countess of Surrey

Great x 1 Grandfather: William Warenne 3rd Earl Surrey

Great x 4 Grandfather: King Henry I of France

Great x 3 Grandfather: Hugh "Great" Capet

Great x 4 Grandmother: Anne Rurik Queen Consort France

Great x 2 Grandmother: Elizabeth Capet Countess Leicester, Meulan and Surrey

Great x 3 Grandmother: Adelaide I Countess Vermandois

Great x 4 Grandmother: Adela Valois Countess Blois and Vermandois

GrandMother: Isabella Warenne Countess Boulogne 4th Countess of Surrey

Great x 1 Grandmother: Adela Montgomery Countess of Salisbury and Surrey

Great x 4 Grandfather: Henry "Gallant" Burgundy

Great x 3 Grandfather: Odo "Red" I Duke Burgundy

Great x 2 Grandmother: Helie Burgundy Countess Ponthieu

Great x 4 Grandfather: William Ivrea I Count Burgundy

Great x 3 Grandmother: Sybilla Ivrea Duchess Burgundy

Great x 4 Grandmother: Ettiennette Countess Burgundy