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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
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 at the by Archbishop Geoffrey of Loroux. 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 as a ward of Louis's father King Louis VI of 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 King Louis VI of France died and his son Louis and Eleanor became King and Queen of France. She the daughter of William "Saint" Poitiers X Duke Aquitaine and [her grandmother] Aenor Chatellerault Duchess Aquitaine. He the son of King Louis VI of France and Adelaide Savoy Queen Consort France. They were fourth cousins.
Eleanor gave Louis a rock-crystal vase as a wedding gift which he subsequently gave to Abbot Suger of Saint-Denis. The vase is no in the Louvre.
Crystal vase, 'of Eleanor'. Crystal: Iran (?), 6th-7th century (?). Mounting: Saint-Denis, before 1147; 13th and 14th centuries. Rock crystal, nielloed and gilded silver, precious stones, pearls, champlevé enamels on silver. Originating from the treasury of the Abbey of Saint-Denis. Inscription: "+ HOC VAS SPONSA DEDIT A(ie)NOR-REGI LUDOVICO MITADOL(us) AVO MIHI REX S(an)C(tis)Q(ue) SUGER(ius)" (This vase, Eleanor, his spouse, gave it to King Louis, Mitadolus to his ancestor, the king to me, Suger, who have offered it to the saints).
Vase de cristal, "d’Aliénor". Cristal: Iran (?), VI-VII siécle (?). Monture: Saint-Denis, avant 1147; XIII et XIV siécles. Cristal de roche, argent niellé et doré, pierres pécieuses, perles, émaux champlevés sur argent Provient du trésor de I'abbaye de Saint-Denis. Inscription: "+ HOC VAS SPONSA DEDIT A(ie)NOR-REGI LUDOVICO MITADOL(us) AVO MIHI REX S(an)C(tis)Q(ue) SUGER(ius)". (ce vase, Aliénor, son épouse, l'a donné au roi Lous, Mitadolus a son aïeul, le roi à moi, Suger, qui l'ai offert aux saints).
Archbishop Geoffrey of Loroux: In 1137 he was appointed Archibishop of Bordeaux. On 18 Jul 1155 he died.
William "Saint" Poitiers X Duke Aquitaine: William "Saint" Poitiers X Duke Aquitaine and Aenor Chatellerault Duchess Aquitaine were married. She by marriage Duchess Aquitaine. He the son of William "Troubadour" Poitiers IX Duke Aquitaine and Philippa Rouerge Duchess Aquitaine. In 1099 he was born to William "Troubadour" Poitiers IX Duke Aquitaine and Philippa Rouerge Duchess Aquitaine at Toulose. On 10 Feb 1127 William "Troubadour" Poitiers IX Duke Aquitaine died. His son William "Saint" Poitiers X Duke Aquitaine succeeded X Duke Aquitaine. On 09 Apr 1137 William "Saint" Poitiers X Duke Aquitaine died. His daughter Eleanor of Aquitaine Queen Consort Franks and England succeeded XI Duchess Aquitaine.
On 21 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 of 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 of 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.
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. She the daughter of [her grandfather] William "Saint" Poitiers X Duke Aquitaine and [her grandmother] Aenor Chatellerault Duchess Aquitaine. He the son of [her grandfather] Geoffrey Plantagenet Duke Normandy and [her grandmother] Empress Matilda (age 50). They were half third cousins. He a grandson of King Henry I "Beauclerc" England.
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.
Before Feb 1177 Geoffrey Ridel was part of the escort when Joan Plantagenet Queen Consort Sicily (age 11) travelled to Provence to marry [her future husband] William "Good" II King Sicily (age 22).
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).
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 of England.
On 11 Nov 1189 [her husband] William "Good" II King Sicily (age 34) died at Palermo [Map]. His first cousin Tancred King of Sicily (age 51) succeeded King Sicily.
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 [Map]. She was crowned Queen Consort England. She the daughter of Sancho "Wise" King Navarre (age 59) and Sancha Ivrea. He the son of [her father] King Henry "Curtmantle" II of England and [her mother] 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.
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.
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. [her daughter-in-law] Sancha Barcelona Countess Toulose by marriage Countess 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.
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.
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 3 Grand Daughter of King Duncan I of 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
Kings Duke Aquitaine: Great x 8 Grand Daughter of Ranulf I Duke Aquitaine
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 4 Grandfather: Richard "Good" Normandy II Duke Normandy
Great x 3 Grandfather: Robert "Magnificent" Normandy I Duke Normandy
Great x 4 Grandmother: Judith Penthièvre Duchess Normandy
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: King Duncan I of Scotland
Great x 2 Grandfather: King Malcolm III of 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 4 Grandfather: Roger "The Great" Montgomery 1st Earl of Shrewsbury
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