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Joan Beaufort, Queen of Scotland
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| Joan Beaufort |
| Queen consort of Scots (more...) |
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| James I and Joan Beaufort |
| Consort |
2 February 1424 - 21 February 1437 |
| Spouse |
James I
James Stewart, the Black Knight of Lorn |
| Issue |
Margaret, Dauphine of France
Isabella, Duchess of Brittany
Eleanor, Archduchess of Austria
Mary, Countess of Buchan
Joan, Countess of Morton
James II
Alexander, Duke of Rothesay
Annabella, Countess of Huntly
John, 1st Earl of Atholl
James, 1st earl of Buchan
Andrew Stuart, Bishop of Moray |
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Titles and styles |
Lady Joan Stewart
Her Grace Queen Joan
Her Grace The Queen
Lady Joan Beaufort |
| Father |
John Beaufort, 1st Earl of Somerset |
| Mother |
Margaret Holland |
| Born |
1404
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| Died |
15 July 1445
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Joan Beaufort (c. 1404 - 15 July 1445), was Queen Consort of the Kingdom of Scotland from 1424 to 1437, being married to James I of Scotland.
She was a daughter of John Beaufort, 1st Earl of Somerset and Margaret Holland. Her paternal grandparents were John of Gaunt, Duke of Lancaster and his mistress and later third wife Katherine Swynford. Her maternal grandparents were Thomas Holland, 2nd Earl of Kent and Alice Fitzalan. Alice was a daughter of Richard FitzAlan, 10th Earl of Arundel and Eleanor of Lancaster.
On 2 February 1424 at Southwark Cathedral, Joan married James I, shortly before he was formally crowned. They were feasted at Winchester Palace that year by her uncle Henry Cardinal Beaufort. She is said to have been the inspiration of James's famous long poem, The Kingis Quair. They had eight children, including the future James II, and Margaret of Scotland, wife of Louis XI of France. After James I was assassinated in 1437, she took over the regency for her son.
- Margaret Stewart, Princess of Scotland (1424-1445) married Louis XI of France
- Isabella Stewart, Princess of Scotland (1426-1494) married Francis I, Duke of Brittany
- Mary of Scotland, Countess of Buchan died 1465 married Wolfart VI van Borsselen
- Joan of Scotland, Countess of Morton (c. 1428-1486) married James Douglas, 1st Earl of Morton
- Alexander Stewart, Duke of Rothesay (born and died 1430); Twin of James
- James II of Scotland (1430-1460)
- Annabella Stewart, Princess of Scotland married and divorced 1. Louis of Savoy, and then married and divorced 2. George Gordon, 2nd Earl of Huntly
- Eleanor Stewart, Princess of Scotland (1433-1484) married Sigismund, Archduke of Austria.
Second Marriage and Issue
In 1439 Joan married James Stewart, the Black Knight of Lorn (~1383 - >1451). They had three children:
References
- Ashley, Mike (2002). British Kings & Queens. Carroll & Graf. ISBN 0-7867-1104-3. pages 461 & 486
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