Jeanne of Hainault
14th-century French noblewoman
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| Intro | 14th-century French noblewoman | ||||||||
| Places | France | ||||||||
| was | Politician Noble | ||||||||
| Work field | Royals Politics | ||||||||
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| Birth | 1323 | ||||||||
| Death | 1350 (aged 27 years) | ||||||||
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Jeanne (or Johanna) of Hainault (1323 – December 1350) was ruling Countess of Soissons from 1344 until 1350.
She was a daughter of John of Beaumont, lord of Beaumont and Margaret of Soissons. She succeeded her mother in 1344 as Countess of Soissons.
Jeanne first married Louis II, Count of Blois. Together they had three sons:
Louis II died in 1346 at the battle of Crécy and Jeanne remarried to William I, Marquis of Namur. They had no children.
She died in 1350 from the Black Death.