
Joanna of Bourbon
'Jeanne de Bourbon' (
Vincennes,
February 3,
1338 –
February 6,
1378,
Paris) was the
Queen consort of
France, due to her marriage to
King Charles V. Jeanne was the daughter of
Peter I, Duke of Bourbon and
Isabelle de Valois, a half-sister of
Philip VI of France as the daughter of
Charles of Valois and his third wife Mahaut of Chatillon.
Her father, grandfather, and brother were all somewhat mentally unstable, and Jeanne seems to have inherited this family ailment. She suffered a complete nervous breakdown after the birth of her seventh child. Her eldest surviving son, Charles VI, was famous for his insanity. From her marriage to
Charles V of France (
1350, Tain-en-Viennois) were born nine children:
# Jeanne (1357–1360)
# Jean (1359–1364)
# Bonne (1360)
# Jean (1366)
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Charles VI of France (1368–1422)
# Marie (1370–1377)
#
Louis of Valois, Duke of Orléans (1372–1407)
# Isabelle (1373–1378)
# Catherine (1378–1388)