Joan, Countess of Flanders
Countess of Flanders (1200-1244) · Politicians · Died at 44
Joan, often called Joan of Constantinople, ruled as Countess of Flanders and Hainaut from 1205 until her death. She was the elder daughter of Baldwin IX, Count of Flanders and Hainaut, and Marie of Champagne.
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19th century portrait of Joan by Albrecht De Vriendt
The counties of Flanders and Hainaut under Joan's rule
Joan's personal seal. She chose a round seal - as men had - and is represented on horseback, a hawk in hand, in an aristocratic pose.
King Philip II bringing Ferdinand, Count of Flanders, and Renaud, Count of Boulogne, as prisoners at the battle of Bouvines. Grandes Chroniques de France, Bibliothèque nationale de France, Paris 14th century. MF 2813, f° 253 v°.
Joan with her imprisoned husband Ferdinand after the Battle of Bouvines. 14th century, Grandes Chroniques de France, Bibliothèque municipale, Castres.
Joan and her second husband Thomas of Savoy. Miniature from the Chroniques de Hainaut of Jean Wauquelin, ca. 1448-1468. Currently at the Royal Library of Belgium.
Silver denier, struck in Valenciennes under Joan of ConstantinopleAbout this person
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Deceased
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Lived 1200 to 1244 · aged 44
