Jeanne de Béthune
| Jeanne de Béthune | |
|---|---|
| suo jure Viscountess of Meaux Countess of Marle and Soissons Lady of Oisy Countess of Ligny |
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| Spouse(s) |
Robert of Bar, Count of Marle and Soissons, Lord of Oisy John II of Luxembourg, Count of Ligny |
| Issue | |
| Noble family | House of Béthune |
| Father | Robert VIII de Béthune, Viscount of Meaux |
| Mother | Isabelle de Ghistelles |
| Born | c.1397 France |
| Died | Late 1450 |
Jeanne de Béthune, Viscountess of Meaux, Countess of Ligny (c.1397- late 1450), was a French noblewoman, the suo jure Viscountess of Meaux, having inherited the title upon her father's death in 1408. Her father was Robert VIII de Béthune, Viscount of Meaux. Jeanne married twice; firstly to Robert of Bar, and secondly John II of Luxembourg, Count of Ligny who held Joan of Arc prisoner following her capture by the Burgundians in May 1430. Jeanne was one of the three women who cared for Joan during her imprisonment.
Jeanne was born in about 1397, the eldest daughter of Robert VIII de Béthune, Viscount of Meaux, and his third wife Isabelle de Ghistelles. She had one younger sister, Jacqueline de Béthune who married Raoul d'Ailly, with whom she had a daughter. Her paternal grandparents were Jean de Béthune, Lord of Locres (Loker in Flemish), and his wife Jeanne de Coucy, while her maternal grandparents were Jean de Ghistelles (Gistel in Flemish) and Marguerite de Reingleset (Reigersvliet in Flemish).
After campaigning successfully against the English as Lieutenant-Governor of Guienne, in February 1408 her father died. As he had no male heirs, Jeanne, being his eldest daughter, succeeded to the title as suo jure Viscountess of Meaux. She was about eleven years of age.
On 16 February 1409, Jeanne married her first husband, Robert of Bar, the son Henry of Bar and Marie de Coucy, Countess of Soissons. In August 1413, he was created Count of Marle and Soissons, and Lord of Oisy, titles which he had inherited from his mother. King John II of France and King Edward III of England were two of his great-grandfathers. Together Robert and Jeanne had one daughter:
Robert was one of the many French nobles killed at the Battle of Agincourt on 25 October 1415, leaving Jeanne a widow of eighteen with an infant daughter who as sole heiress succeeded to her father's titles and estates. Jeanne married secondly on 23 November 1418, John II of Luxembourg, Count of Ligny. The marriage, however, did not produce any children.
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