Joan Plantagenet Queen of Scotland 1210-1238

Paternal Family Tree: Anjou aka Plantagenet

Maternal Family Tree: Helene du Donjon 1095-1189

On 29th August 1189 [her father] King John of England [aged 22] and [her step-mother] Isabella Fitzrobert 3rd Countess Gloucester and Essex [aged 16] were married at Marlborough Castle [Map]. He by marriage Earl Gloucester. See Gesta Regis Henrici and Gesta Regis Henrici by Benedict of Peterborough. She the daughter of William Fitzrobert 2nd Earl Gloucester and Hawise Beaumont Countess Gloucester. He the son of [her grandfather] King Henry "Curtmantle" II of England and [her grandmother] Eleanor of Aquitaine Queen Consort Franks and England [aged 67]. They were half second cousins. She a great granddaughter of King Henry I "Beauclerc" England.

Around April 1200 [her father] King John of England [aged 33] and [her step-mother] Isabella Fitzrobert 3rd Countess Gloucester and Essex [aged 27] marriage annulled due to consanuinity but more likely because John's new status as heir to the English throne mean't he had better prospects. He may have already decided to marry [her mother] Isabella of Angoulême Queen Consort England [aged 12] who he married on 24th August 1200.

On 24th August 1200 [her father] King John of England [aged 33] and [her mother] Isabella of Angoulême Queen Consort England [aged 12] were married. She had been engaged to Hugh IX of Lusignan IV Count of La Marche [aged 37] who subsequently appealed to King Philip II of France [aged 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 [her grandfather] Aymer I Count Angoulême [aged 40] and [her grandmother] Alice Courtenay Countess Angoulême. He the son of King Henry "Curtmantle" II of England and Eleanor of Aquitaine Queen Consort Franks and England [aged 78]. They were fourth cousin once removed.

On 22nd July 1210 Joan Plantagenet Queen of Scotland was born to King John of England [aged 43] and Isabella of Angoulême Queen Consort England [aged 22].

On 4th December 1214 King William I of Scotland [aged 71] died at Stirling [Map]. He was buried at Arbroath Abbey. His son [her future husband] Alexander [aged 16] succeeded II King Scotland.

During the night of 18th and 19th October 1216 [her father] King John of England [aged 49] died at Newark Castle, Nottinghamshire [Map]. His son [her brother] Henry [aged 9] succeeded III King of England.

John Monmouth [aged 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 [aged 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 [aged 66] (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.

Ranulf de Blondeville Gernon 6th Earl Chester 1st Earl Lincoln [aged 46].

William Ferrers 4th Earl of Derby [aged 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.

On 10th May 1220 [her step-father] Hugh X of Lusignan V Count La Marche [aged 37] and [her mother] Isabella of Angoulême Queen Consort England [aged 32] were married. She by marriage Seigneur of Lusignan, Countess La Marche. She the daughter of [her grandfather] Aymer I Count Angoulême and [her grandmother] Alice Courtenay Countess Angoulême.

On 22nd November 1220 [her future brother-in-law] Frederick I King Jerusalem II Holy Roman Emperor [aged 25] was crowned II Holy Roman Emperor. [her sister] Isabella Plantagenet Holy Roman Empress [aged 6] by marriage Holy Roman Empress.

On 21st June 1221 King Alexander II of Scotland [aged 22] and Joan Plantagenet Queen of Scotland [aged 10] were married at York Minster [Map]. She by marriage Queen Consort Scotland. She the daughter of King John of England and Isabella of Angoulême Queen Consort England [aged 33]. He the son of King William I of Scotland and Ermengarde Beaumont Sarthe Queen Consort Scotland [aged 51]. They were half third cousins. He a great x 2 grandson of King Henry I "Beauclerc" England.

On 23rd April 1224 [her brother-in-law] William "The Younger" Marshal 2nd Earl Pembroke [aged 34] and [her sister] Eleanor Plantagenet Countess Pembroke and Leicester [aged 9] were married. She by marriage Countess Pembroke. The difference in their ages was 25 years. She the daughter of [her father] King John of England and [her mother] Isabella of Angoulême Queen Consort England [aged 36]. He the son of William Marshal 1st Earl Pembroke and Isabel Clare Countess Pembroke. They were fifth cousins.

In 1225 [her brother] Richard of Cornwall 1st Earl Cornwall [aged 15] was created 1st Earl Cornwall.

Jean de Waurin's Chronicle of England Volume 6 Books 3-6: The Wars of the Roses

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Around May 1225 Roger Bigod 4th Earl Norfolk [aged 16] and [her sister-in-law] Isabella Dunkeld Countess Norfolk [aged 30] were married. She by marriage Countess Norfolk. She the daughter of King William I of Scotland and [her mother-in-law] Ermengarde Beaumont Sarthe Queen Consort Scotland [aged 55]. He the son of Hugh Bigod 3rd Earl Norfolk and Maud Marshal Countess Norfolk and Surrey [aged 31]. They were half second cousin twice removed. She a great x 2 granddaughter of King Henry I "Beauclerc" England.

On 30th March 1231 [her brother] Richard of Cornwall 1st Earl Cornwall [aged 22] and [her sister-in-law] Isabel Marshal Countess Cornwall, Gloucester and Hertford [aged 30] were married at Fawley, Lambourn. She by marriage Countess Cornwall. She the daughter of William Marshal 1st Earl Pembroke and Isabel Clare Countess Pembroke. He the son of [her father] King John of England and [her mother] Isabella of Angoulême Queen Consort England [aged 43]. They were fifth cousins.

In April 1231 Hawise Gernon 2nd Countess Lincoln [aged 51] succeeded 2nd Countess Lincoln. Robert Quincy Earl Lincoln by marriage Earl Lincoln. She was gifted the title by her childless brother Ranulf de Blondeville Gernon 6th Earl Chester 1st Earl Lincoln [aged 61] by agreement with King Henry III of England [aged 23].

Before 1235 [her half-brother] Hugh XI of Lusignan VI Count of La Marche II Count Angoulême [aged 13] and [her sister-in-law] Yolande Capet Countess Lusignan, La Marche and Angoulême [aged 15] were married. She the daughter of Peter of Dreux aka Mauclerc Duke Brittany [aged 47] and Alix Thouars Duchess of Brittany. He the son of [her step-father] Hugh X of Lusignan V Count La Marche [aged 51] and [her mother] Isabella of Angoulême Queen Consort England [aged 46]. They were third cousins. She a great x 4 granddaughter of King Henry I "Beauclerc" England.

On 20th July 1235 [her brother-in-law] Frederick I King Jerusalem II Holy Roman Emperor [aged 40] and [her sister] Isabella Plantagenet Holy Roman Empress [aged 21] were married at Worms Cathedral [Map]. She the daughter of [her father] King John of England and [her mother] Isabella of Angoulême Queen Consort England [aged 47]. He the son of Henry Hohenstaufen VI Holy Roman Emperor. They were fourth cousin once removed.

In 1236 Hubert de Burgh Count Mortain 1st Earl Kent [aged 66] and [her sister-in-law] Margaret Dunkeld Countess Kent [aged 43] were married. She by marriage Countess Kent. The difference in their ages was 23 years. She the daughter of King William I of Scotland and [her mother-in-law] Ermengarde Beaumont Sarthe Queen Consort Scotland.

On 14th January 1236 [her brother] King Henry III of England [aged 28] and [her sister-in-law] Eleanor of Provence Queen Consort England [aged 13] were married at Canterbury Cathedral [Map] by Archbishop Edmund Rich [aged 61]. She the daughter of Raymond IV Count Provence [aged 38] and Beatrice Savoy Countess Provence [aged 38]. He the son of [her father] King John of England and [her mother] Isabella of Angoulême Queen Consort England [aged 48]. They were fourth cousins.

In 1238 [her brother-in-law] Simon de Montfort 6th Earl of Leicester 1st Earl Chester [aged 30] and [her sister] Eleanor Plantagenet Countess Pembroke and Leicester [aged 23] were married at Westminster Palace [Map]. She by marriage Countess of Leicester. She the daughter of [her father] King John of England and [her mother] Isabella of Angoulême Queen Consort England [aged 50]. He the son of Simon "Elder" Montfort 5th Earl of Leicester and Alix Montmorency. They were half third cousins. He a great x 2 grandson of King Henry I "Beauclerc" England.

On 4th March 1238 Joan Plantagenet Queen of Scotland [aged 27] died at Havering atte Bower, Essex [Map]. She was buried at Tarrant Abbey, Dorset [Map].

In 1239 [her former husband] King Alexander II of Scotland [aged 40] and Marie Coucy [aged 21] were married. She by marriage Queen Consort Scotland. He the son of King William I of Scotland and [her former mother-in-law] Ermengarde Beaumont Sarthe Queen Consort Scotland. They were third cousin once removed. He a great x 2 grandson of King Henry I "Beauclerc" England.

Chronicle of a Bourgeois of Valenciennes

Récits d’un bourgeois de Valenciennes aka The Chronicle of a Bourgeois of Valenciennes is a vivid 14th-century vernacular chronicle written by an anonymous urban chronicler from Valenciennes in the County of Hainaut. It survives in a manuscript that describes local and regional history from about 1253 to 1366, blending chronology, narrative episodes, and eyewitness-style accounts of political, military, and social events in medieval France, Flanders, and the Low Countries. The work begins with a chronological framework of events affecting Valenciennes and its region under rulers such as King Philip VI of France and the shifting allegiances of local nobility. It includes accounts of conflicts, sieges, diplomatic manoeuvres, and the impact of broader struggles like the Hundred Years’ War on urban life in Hainaut. Written from the perspective of a burgher (bourgeois) rather than a monastery or royal court, the chronicle offers a rare lay viewpoint on high politics and warfare, reflecting how merchants, townspeople, and civic institutions experienced the turbulence of the 13th and 14th centuries. Its narrative style combines straightforward reporting of events with moral and civic observations, making it a valuable source for readers interested in medieval urban society, regional politics, and the lived experience of war and governance in pre-modern Europe.

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On 6th July 1249 [her former husband] King Alexander II of Scotland [aged 50] died at Kerrera. He was buried at Melrose Abbey, Melrose. His son Alexander [aged 7] succeeded King Scotland.

Joan Plantagenet Queen of Scotland 1210-1238 appears on the following Descendants Family Trees:

Royal Ancestors of Joan Plantagenet Queen of Scotland 1210-1238

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

Kings England: Daughter of King John of England

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

Kings France: Great x 6 Grand Daughter of Hugh I King of the Franks

Kings Duke Aquitaine: Great x 9 Grand Daughter of Ranulf I Duke Aquitaine

Ancestors of Joan Plantagenet Queen of Scotland 1210-1238

Great x 3 Grandfather: Fulk "Réchin" Anjou 4th Count Anjou 8 x Great Grandson of Charles "Charlemagne aka Great" King of the Franks King Lombardy Holy Roman Emperor

Great x 4 Grandmother: Ermengarde Blanche Ingelger Duchess Burgundy 7 x Great Granddaughter of Charles "Charlemagne aka Great" King of the Franks King Lombardy Holy Roman Emperor

Great x 2 Grandfather: Fulk "Young" King Jerusalem 9 x Great Grandson of Charles "Charlemagne aka Great" King of the Franks King Lombardy Holy Roman Emperor

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 9 x Great Grandson of Charles "Charlemagne aka Great" King of the Franks King Lombardy Holy Roman Emperor

Great x 4 Grandfather: Jean de la Flèche de Baugency

Great x 3 Grandfather: Elias I Count Maine 7 x Great Grandson of Charles "Charlemagne aka Great" King of the Franks King Lombardy Holy Roman Emperor

Great x 4 Grandmother: Paula Maine 6 x Great Granddaughter of Charles "Charlemagne aka Great" King of the Franks King Lombardy Holy Roman Emperor

Great x 2 Grandmother: Ermengarde of Maine Countess of Anjou 8 x Great Granddaughter of Charles "Charlemagne aka Great" King of the Franks King Lombardy Holy Roman Emperor

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 Grandson of King Henry I "Beauclerc" England

Great x 4 Grandfather: Robert "Magnificent" I Duke Normandy 8 x Great Grandson of Charles "Charlemagne aka Great" King of the Franks King Lombardy Holy Roman Emperor

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

Great x 4 Grandmother: Herleva of 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 4 x Great Grandson of King Alfred "The Great" of Wessex

Great x 3 Grandmother: Matilda Flanders Queen Consort England Great Granddaughter of Hugh I King of the Franks

Great x 4 Grandmother: Adela Capet Duchess Normandy Granddaughter of Hugh I King of the Franks

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

Great x 4 Grandfather: King Duncan I of Scotland -2 x Great Grandson of King Duncan I of Scotland

Great x 3 Grandfather: King Malcolm III of Scotland son of King Duncan I of Scotland

Great x 2 Grandmother: Edith aka Matilda Dunkeld Queen Consort England daughter of King Malcolm III of Scotland

Great x 4 Grandfather: Edward "The Exile" Wessex son of King Edmund "Ironside" I of England

Great x 3 Grandmother: Margaret Wessex Queen Consort Scotland Granddaughter of King Edmund "Ironside" I of England

Great x 4 Grandmother: Agatha

father: King John of England son of King Henry "Curtmantle" II of England

Great x 4 Grandfather: William "Great" V Duke Aquitaine 3 x Great Grandson of Ranulf I Duke Aquitaine

Great x 3 Grandfather: Guy William Poitiers VIII Duke Aquitaine 4 x Great Grandson of Ranulf I Duke Aquitaine

Great x 4 Grandmother: Agnes Ivrea Duchess Aquitaine 7 x Great Granddaughter of Charles "Charlemagne aka Great" King of the Franks King Lombardy Holy Roman Emperor

Great x 2 Grandfather: William "Troubadour" Poitiers IX Duke Aquitaine 2 x Great Grandson of Hugh I King of the Franks

Great x 4 Grandfather: Robert I Duke Burgundy Grandson of Hugh I King of the Franks

Great x 3 Grandmother: Hildegarde Burgundy Duchess Aquitaine Great Granddaughter of Hugh I King of the Franks

Great x 4 Grandmother: Ermengarde Blanche Ingelger Duchess Burgundy 7 x Great Granddaughter of Charles "Charlemagne aka Great" King of the Franks King Lombardy Holy Roman Emperor

Great x 1 Grandfather: William "Saint" Poitiers X Duke Aquitaine 3 x Great Grandson of Hugh I King of the Franks

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 4 x Great Granddaughter of Hugh I King of the Franks

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 Queen of Scotland daughter of King John of England

Great x 4 Grandfather: Fulk I Count Angoulême 8 x Great Grandson of Charles "Charlemagne aka Great" King of the Franks King Lombardy Holy Roman Emperor

Great x 3 Grandfather: William V Count Angoulême 9 x Great Grandson of Charles "Charlemagne aka Great" King of the Franks King Lombardy Holy Roman Emperor

Great x 2 Grandfather: Wulfgrin II Count Angoulême 10 x Great Grandson of Charles "Charlemagne aka Great" King of the Franks King Lombardy Holy Roman Emperor

Great x 3 Grandmother: Vitapoy Benauges Countess Angoulême

Great x 1 Grandfather: William "Taillefer" VI Count Angoulême 11 x Great Grandson of Charles "Charlemagne aka Great" King of the Franks King Lombardy Holy Roman Emperor

Great x 2 Grandmother: Pontia La Marche Countess Angoulême

Great x 4 Grandfather: Aldebert La Marche II Count La Marche

Great x 3 Grandmother: Almodis La Marche

Grandfather: Aymer I Count Angoulême 12 x Great Grandson of Charles "Charlemagne aka Great" King of the Franks King Lombardy Holy Roman Emperor

mother: Isabella of Angoulême Queen Consort England 5 x Great Granddaughter of Hugh I King of the Franks

Great x 4 Grandfather: Henry I King of the Franks Grandson of Hugh I King of the Franks

Great x 3 Grandfather: Philip I King of the Franks Great Grandson of Hugh I King of the Franks

Great x 4 Grandmother: Anne of Kiev Queen Consort Francia

Great x 2 Grandfather: Louis VI King of the Franks 2 x Great Grandson of Hugh I King of the Franks

Great x 4 Grandfather: Floris Gerulfing I Count Holland 4 x Great Grandson of King Alfred "The Great" of Wessex

Great x 3 Grandmother: Bertha Gerulfing Queen Consort France 5 x Great Granddaughter of King Alfred "The Great" of Wessex

Great x 4 Grandmother: Gertrude Billung Countess Holland

Great x 1 Grandfather: Peter Courtenay 3 x Great Grandson of Hugh I King of the Franks

Great x 4 Grandfather: Amadeus Savoy II Count Savoy

Great x 3 Grandfather: Humbert "Fat" Savoy II Count Savoy

Great x 2 Grandmother: Adelaide Savoy Queen Consort France 10 x Great Granddaughter of Charles "Charlemagne aka Great" King of the Franks King Lombardy Holy Roman Emperor

Great x 4 Grandfather: William I Count Burgundy 8 x Great Grandson of Charles "Charlemagne aka Great" King of the Franks King Lombardy Holy Roman Emperor

Great x 3 Grandmother: Gisela Ivrea Countess Savoy 9 x Great Granddaughter of Charles "Charlemagne aka Great" King of the Franks King Lombardy Holy Roman Emperor

Great x 4 Grandmother: Ettiennette Countess Burgundy

Grandmother: Alice Courtenay Countess Angoulême 4 x Great Granddaughter of Hugh I King of the Franks

Great x 4 Grandfather: Joscelin Courtenay

Great x 3 Grandfather: Miles Courtenay

Great x 4 Grandmother: Elisabeth Montlhéry

Great x 2 Grandfather: Renaud Courtenay 4 x Great Grandson of Hugh I King of the Franks

Great x 4 Grandfather: Renaud II Count Nevers and Count Auxerre 2 x Great Grandson of Hugh I King of the Franks

Great x 3 Grandmother: Ermengarde of Nevers 3 x Great Granddaughter of Hugh I King of the Franks

Great x 4 Grandmother: Ida of Forez

Great x 1 Grandmother: Elizabeth Courtenay 5 x Great Granddaughter of Hugh I King of the Franks

Great x 2 Grandmother: Helene du Donjon