Joan I was the sole daughter and heir of Henry I , king of Navarre. She married Philip the Fair (the future Philip IV ) in 1284 and became queen of France when he ascended the throne in 1285.

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Joan I

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A lover of arts and letters, Joan I founded the famous College of Navarre. She was the mother of three French kings: Louis X , Philip V , and Charles IV .

queen of France

Also known as: Jeanne de Navarre, Joan of Navarre

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Byname:: Joan of Navarre

French:: Jeanne de Navarre

Born:: January 14, 1273, Bar-sur-Seine, France

Died:: April 2, 1305, Vincennes

Also Known As:: Joan of Navarre; Jeanne de Navarre

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Who was Joan I?

Why is Joan I important?

Joan I (born January 14, 1273, Bar-sur-Seine, France—died April 2, 1305, Vincennes) was the queen of Navarre (as Joan I, from 1274), queen consort of Philip IV (the Fair) of France (from 1285), and mother of three French kings—Louis X, Philip V, and Charles IV.

Joan was the sole daughter and heir of Henry I, king of Navarre, her brother Theobald (Thibaut) having died at an early age. She married (August 16, 1284) the future Philip IV, thus bringing to the French crown her rights to Navarre and the countships of Champagne and Brie. On her death in childbirth in 1305 these rights were transmitted to her son, the future Louis X. Joan was a woman of great intelligence and vivacity, a lover of arts and letters who founded the famous college of Navarre.

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