Biography of Joan Plantagenet Queen Consort Sicily 1165-1199

Paternal Family Tree: Anjou aka Plantagenet

Maternal Family Tree: Dangereuse Ile Bouchard Viscountess Chatellerault 1079-1151

1137 Marriage of Prince Louis and Eleanor of Aquitaine

1152 Louis and Eleanor's Divorce

1152 Marriage of Henry II and Eleanor of Aquitaine

1154 Death of King Stephen

1189 Death of Henry II

1191 Wedding of King Richard I and Berengaria of Navarre

Joan Plantagenet Queen Consort Sicily was crowned Queen Consort Sicily.

On 09 Apr 1137 [her grandfather] William "Saint" Poitiers X Duke Aquitaine (age 38) died. His daughter [her mother] Eleanor of Aquitaine Queen Consort Franks and England (age 15) succeeded XI Duchess Aquitaine.

Marriage of Prince Louis and Eleanor of Aquitaine

On 25 Jul 1137 [her step-father] Louis VII King Franks (age 17) and [her mother] Eleanor of Aquitaine Queen Consort Franks and England (age 15) were married. Her father [her grandfather] William "Saint" Poitiers X Duke Aquitaine had died some three months previously leaving Eleanor of Aquitaine Queen Consort Franks and England (age 15) as a ward of Louis's father Louis "Fat" VI King France (age 55) who quickly married her to his son Louis with a view to the Duchy of Aquitaine becoming joined with the Kingdom of France. A week later Louis "Fat" VI King France (age 55) died and his son Louis and Eleanor became King and Queen of France. She the daughter of William "Saint" Poitiers X Duke Aquitaine and Aenor Chatellerault Duchess Aquitaine. He the son of Louis "Fat" VI King France (age 55) and Adelaide Savoy Queen Consort France. They were third cousin once removed.

In 1150 [her father] King Henry "Curtmantle" II of England (age 16) was created Duke Normandy by [her step-father] Louis VII King Franks (age 30).

Louis and Eleanor's Divorce

On 11 Mar 1152 the marriage of [her step-father] Louis VII King Franks (age 32) and [her mother] Eleanor of Aquitaine Queen Consort Franks and England (age 30) was dissolved by Hugh Toucy Archbishop Sens at the Château de Beaugency on the grounds of consanguinity. Both Louis and Eleanor were present as were the Archbishops of Rouen and Bordeaux. Samson Mauvoison Archbishop Reims acted on behalf of Eleanor. In dissolving the marriage Louis lost control of the Duchy of Aquitaine which was to have far reaching consequences for the next three centuries.

Marriage of Henry II and Eleanor of Aquitaine

On 18 May 1152 Whit Sunday [her father] King Henry "Curtmantle" II of England (age 19) and [her mother] Eleanor of Aquitaine Queen Consort Franks and England (age 30) were married at Poitiers Cathedral [Map]. They were more closely related than Eleanor and her previous husband [her step-father] Louis VII King Franks (age 32). The marriage would bring the Kingdom of England, and the Duchies of Normandy and Aquitaine under the control of King Henry "Curtmantle" II of England (age 19). She the daughter of William "Saint" Poitiers X Duke Aquitaine and Aenor Chatellerault Duchess Aquitaine. He the son of Geoffrey Plantagenet Duke Normandy and Empress Matilda (age 50). They were half third cousins. He a grandson of King Henry I "Beauclerc" England.

Death of King Stephen

In Oct 1165 Joan Plantagenet Queen Consort Sicily was born to King Henry "Curtmantle" II of England (age 32) and Eleanor of Aquitaine Queen Consort Franks and England (age 43) at Chateau de Angers, Angers.

On 07 May 1166 William "Wicked" I King Sicily (age 35) died. His son [her future husband] William "Good" II King Sicily (age 11) succeeded II King Sicily.

In Feb 1177 William "Good" II King Sicily (age 22) and Joan Plantagenet Queen Consort Sicily (age 11) were married. She by marriage Queen Sicily. She the daughter of King Henry "Curtmantle" II of England (age 43) and Eleanor of Aquitaine Queen Consort Franks and England (age 55).

Death of Henry II

On 06 Jul 1189 [her father] King Henry "Curtmantle" II of England (age 56) died at Chinon Castle [Map]. William Mandeville 3rd Earl Essex Count Aumale was present. He was buried at Fontevraud Abbey [Map]. His son [her brother] King Richard "Lionheart" I of England (age 31) succeeded I King England.

On 11 Nov 1189 [her husband] William "Good" II King Sicily (age 34) died at Palermo. His first cousin Tancred King of Sicily (age 51) succeeded King Sicily.

Wedding of King Richard I and Berengaria of Navarre

On 12 May 1191 [her brother] King Richard "Lionheart" I of England (age 33) and Berengaria of Navarre Queen Consort England (age 26) were married at Chapel of St George at Limassol Castle. She was crowned Queen Consort England. She the daughter of Sancho "Wise" King Navarre (age 59) and Sancha Ivrea. He the son of King Henry "Curtmantle" II of England and Eleanor of Aquitaine Queen Consort Franks and England (age 69). They were half fourth cousins.

Richard's sister Joan Plantagenet Queen Consort Sicily (age 25) was present.

In 1194 [her future husband] Raymond Rouerge Marquess Provence (age 37) succeeded Marquess Provence. Joan Plantagenet Queen Consort Sicily (age 28) by marriage Marchioness Provence.

Around 1194 Raymond Rouerge V Count Toulose (age 60) died. His son [her future husband] Raymond Rouerge Marquess Provence (age 37) succeeded VI Count Toulose.

In Oct 1196 Raymond Rouerge Marquess Provence (age 39) and Joan Plantagenet Queen Consort Sicily (age 31) were married at Rouen, France [Map]. She by marriage Countess Toulose. She the daughter of King Henry "Curtmantle" II of England and Eleanor of Aquitaine Queen Consort Franks and England (age 74). He the son of Raymond Rouerge V Count Toulose and Constance Capet Countess Boulogne and Toulose. They were third cousin once removed.

In Jul 1197 [her son] Raymond Rouerge VII Count Toulose was born to [her husband] Raymond Rouerge Marquess Provence (age 40) and Joan Plantagenet Queen Consort Sicily (age 31) at Chateau de Beaucaire, Beaucaire. He a grandson of King Henry "Curtmantle" II of England.

In 1199 [her sister-in-law] Adelaide Rouerge died.

On 04 Sep 1199 Joan Plantagenet Queen Consort Sicily (age 33) died at Rouen, France [Map]. She was buried at Fontevraud Abbey [Map].

On 02 Aug 1222 [her former husband] Raymond Rouerge Marquess Provence (age 65) died. His son [her son] Raymond Rouerge VII Count Toulose (age 25) succeeded VII Count Toulose. Sancha Barcelona Countess Toulose by marriage Countess Toulose.

Raymond Rouerge Marquess Provence and Beatrice Beziers were married. He the son of Raymond Rouerge V Count Toulose and Constance Capet Countess Boulogne and Toulose.

[her son] Joan Rouerge Marquess Provence was born to Raymond Rouerge Marquess Provence and Joan Plantagenet Queen Consort Sicily. He a grandson of King Henry "Curtmantle" II of England.

Joan Plantagenet Queen Consort Sicily 1165-1199 appears on the following Descendants Family Trees:

King Henry "Curtmantle" II of England 1133-1189

Eleanor of Aquitaine Queen Consort Franks and England 1122-1204

King William "Conqueror" I of England 1028-1087

Malcolm III King Scotland 1031-1093

Duncan "The Sick" I King Scotland 1001-1040

Royal Ancestors of Joan Plantagenet Queen Consort Sicily 1165-1199

Kings Wessex: Great x 4 Grand Daughter of King Edmund "Ironside" I of England

Kings England: Daughter of King Henry "Curtmantle" II of England

Kings Scotland: Great x 2 Grand Daughter of Malcolm III King Scotland

Kings Franks: Great x 10 Grand Daughter of Louis "Pious" King Aquitaine I King Franks

Kings France: Great x 4 Grand Daughter of Robert "Pious" II King France

Ancestors of Joan Plantagenet Queen Consort Sicily 1165-1199

Great x 4 Grandfather: Hugh de Perche Count Gâtinais

Great x 3 Grandfather: Geoffrey "Ferréol" Anjou 2nd Count Gâtinais

Great x 4 Grandmother: Béatrice de Mâcon Countess Gâtinais

Great x 2 Grandfather: Fulk "Réchin" Anjou 4th Count Anjou

Great x 4 Grandfather: Fulk "Black" Ingelger III Count Anjou

Great x 3 Grandmother: Ermengarde Blanche Ingelger Duchess Burgundy

Great x 4 Grandmother: Hildegarde Sundgau Countess Anjou

Great x 1 Grandfather: Fulk "Young" King Jerusalem

Great x 4 Grandfather: Aumary Reginarids

Great x 3 Grandfather: Simon Montfort

Great x 4 Grandmother: Bertrade Unknown

Great x 2 Grandmother: Bertrade Montfort Queen Consort France

Great x 4 Grandfather: Richard Normandy 2nd Count Évreux

Great x 3 Grandmother: Agnès of Normandy

Great x 4 Grandmother: Adelaide or Godehildis Ramon

GrandFather: Geoffrey Plantagenet Duke Normandy

Great x 3 Grandfather: Jean de la Flèche La Flèche De Baugency

Great x 2 Grandfather: Elias La Flèche De Baugency I Count Maine

Great x 4 Grandfather: Herbert "Wakedog" Maine I Count Maine

Great x 3 Grandmother: Paula Maine

Great x 1 Grandmother: Ermengarde La Flèche De Baugency Countess Anjou

Great x 3 Grandfather: Gervais II Lord Chateau Du Loir

Great x 2 Grandmother: Matilda Chateau Du Loir Countess Maine

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

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

Great x 4 Grandfather: Father of Beatrix and Herleva

Great x 3 Grandmother: Herleva Falaise

Great x 1 Grandfather: King Henry I "Beauclerc" England Son of King William "Conqueror" I of England

Great x 4 Grandfather: Baldwin "Bearded" IV Count Flanders

Great x 3 Grandfather: Baldwin "The Good" V Count Flanders

Great x 4 Grandmother: Ogive Luxemburg Countess Flanders

Great x 2 Grandmother: Matilda Flanders Queen Consort England

Great x 4 Grandfather: Robert "Pious" II King France

Great x 3 Grandmother: Adela Capet Duchess Normandy

Great x 4 Grandmother: Constance Arles Queen Consort France

GrandMother: Empress Matilda Daughter of King Henry I "Beauclerc" England

Great x 3 Grandfather: Duncan "The Sick" I King Scotland

Great x 2 Grandfather: Malcolm III King Scotland

Great x 3 Grandmother: Bethóc Unknown Queen Consort Scotland

Great x 1 Grandmother: Edith aka Matilda Dunkeld Queen Consort England

Great x 4 Grandfather: King Edmund "Ironside" I of England

Great x 3 Grandfather: Edward "The Exile" Wessex

Great x 4 Grandmother: Ealdgyth Unknown

Great x 2 Grandmother: Margaret Wessex Queen Consort Scotland

Great x 3 Grandmother: Agatha

Joan Plantagenet Queen Consort Sicily Daughter of King Henry "Curtmantle" II of England

Great x 4 Grandfather: William "Proud Arm" IV Duke Aquitaine

Great x 3 Grandfather: William "Great" V Duke Aquitaine

Great x 4 Grandmother: Emma Blois Duchess Aquitaine

Great x 2 Grandfather: Guy William Poitiers VIII Duke Aquitaine

Great x 4 Grandfather: Otto William Ivrea I Count Burgundy

Great x 3 Grandmother: Agnes Ivrea Duchess Aquitaine

Great x 4 Grandmother: Ermentrude Countess Burgundy

Great x 1 Grandfather: William "Troubadour" Poitiers IX Duke Aquitaine

Great x 4 Grandfather: Robert "Pious" II King France

Great x 3 Grandfather: Robert I Duke Burgundy

Great x 4 Grandmother: Constance Arles Queen Consort France

Great x 2 Grandmother: Hildegarde Burgundy Duchess Aquitaine

Great x 4 Grandfather: Fulk "Black" Ingelger III Count Anjou

Great x 3 Grandmother: Ermengarde Blanche Ingelger Duchess Burgundy

Great x 4 Grandmother: Hildegarde Sundgau Countess Anjou

GrandFather: William "Saint" Poitiers X Duke Aquitaine

Great x 3 Grandfather: Pons Rouerge Margrave Provence

Great x 2 Grandfather: William Rouerge Duke Narbonne

Great x 4 Grandfather: Bernard La Marche Count La Marche

Great x 3 Grandmother: Almodis La Marche Margrave Provence

Great x 1 Grandmother: Philippa Rouerge Duchess Aquitaine

Great x 4 Grandfather: Herluin de Conteville Mortain

Great x 3 Grandfather: Robert Mortain Count Mortain 1st Earl Cornwall

Great x 4 Grandmother: Herleva Falaise

Great x 2 Grandmother: Emma Mortain Duchess Narbonne

Great x 3 Grandmother: Matilda or Maud Montgomery

Great x 4 Grandmother: Mabel Belleme

Mother: Eleanor of Aquitaine Queen Consort Franks and England

Great x 1 Grandfather: Aimery Chatellerault Viscount Châtellerault

GrandMother: Aenor Chatellerault Duchess Aquitaine

Great x 2 Grandfather: Bartholomew Île Bouchard

Great x 1 Grandmother: Dangereuse Ile Bouchard Viscountess Chatellerault