Joan III, Countess of Burgundy

Joan III of Burgundy (1/2 May 1308 – 10/15 August 1347), also known as Joan of France was a reigning Countess of Burgundy and Artois in 1330–1349, She was also Duchess of Burgundy by marriage to Odo IV, Duke of Burgundy. She was the eldest daughter of King Philip V of France and Countess Joan II of Burgundy.

Joan III
Countess of Burgundy and Artois
Reign	1330–1347
Predecessor	Joan II
Successor	Philip I
Born	1/2 May 1308
Died	10/15 August 1347 (aged 39)
Spouse	Odo IV, Duke of Burgundy
Issue	Philip I, Count of Auvergne
House	Capet
Father	Philip V, King of France
Mother	Joan II, Countess of Burgundy

Coat of arms of the Free County of Burgundy.

Biography

She was married in 1318 to Odo IV, Duke of Burgundy, as part of a settlement between the two men regarding the French succession (Odo had previously supported the right of his niece - and Joan's cousin - Queen Joan II of Navarre, to inherit the French throne as well); Joan thus became Duchess of Burgundy.

In 1330, she became Countess of Burgundy and Artois in her own right, following the death of her mother.

Joan bore six children. With the exception of Philip, all were stillborn or died in infancy. Philip predeceased her; her titles therefore passed to her grandson, Philip I of Burgundy upon her death in 1347.

Ancestors

Ancestors of Joan III, Countess of Burgundy

8. Philip III of France[1] 4. Philip IV of France[2] 9. Isabella of Aragon[1] 2. Philip V of France 10. Henry I of Navarre[2] 5. Joan I of Navarre[2] 11. Blanche of Artois[2] 1. Joan III, Countess of Burgundy 12. Hugh III, Count of Burgundy[3] 6. Otto IV, Count of Burgundy[4] 13. Adelaide, Countess of Burgundy[3] 3. Joan II, Countess of Burgundy 14. Robert II, Count of Artois[5] 7. Mahaut, Countess of Artois[4] 15. Amicie de Courtenay[5]

References

1. Anselme 1726, pp. 87–88.
2. Anselme 1726, pp. 89–90.
3. Allemand-Gay, Marie-Thérèse (1988). Le pouvoir des comtes de Bourgogne au XIIIe siècle [The Power of the Counts of Burgundy in the 13th Century] (in French). Presses Univ. Franche-Comté. p. 16. ISBN 9782251603681. Retrieved 6 October 2018.
4. Anselme 1726, p. 94.
5. Anselme 1726, pp. 382–383.

• Anselme de Sainte-Marie, Père (1726). Histoire généalogique et chronologique de la maison royale de France [Genealogical and chronological history of the royal house of France] (in French). 1 (3rd ed.). Paris: La compagnie des libraires.