Joan of England

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JOAN of England (22 Jul 1210-Havering-atte-Bower, Essex 4 Mar 1238, bur Tarrant Crawford Abbey, Dorset). The Annals of Worcester record the birth "die Sanctæ Mariæ Magdalenæ" in 1210 of "regi filia Johanna". King John confirmed the proposed marriage of "Johannam filiam suam genitam de Ysabell uxore sua, filia com Engolism" to "Hugonis de Lysuinan fil H com Marchie" by charter dated 29 Sep 1214. Matthew Paris records her marriage, specifying that she was the sister of King Henry III. The Annals of Dunstable record that "regi Scotiæ" married "rege…sororem suam" in 1221, specifying that she was eleven years old at the time and had previously been betrothed to "Hugoni Brun". The marriage contract between "Alexando...Regi Scotiæ" and "Rex...Johannam primogenitam sororem nostram" is dated 15 Jun 1220. The Annales Londonienses record the death in 1238 of "Johanna regina regis Scotiæ, soror regis Anglorum" while on a visit to her brother in England and her burial "IV Non Mar". The Annals of Tewkesbury record the death "apud Haveringes III Non Mar" of "regina Scotiæ soror regis Angliæ" and her burial "apud Tarentune monialium".

Betrothed (29 Sep 1214) to HUGUES [XI] de Lusignan Comte de la Marche, son of HUGUES [X] "le Brun" Sire de Lusignan, Comte de la Marche & his first wife --- (-1249 after 15 Jan, bur Abbaye de Valence). He succeeded in 1220 as Comte d'Angoulême.

m (contract 15 Jun 1220, York Minster 18 or 25 Jun 1221) as his first wife, ALEXANDER II King of Scotland, son of WILLIAM I "the Lion" King of Scotland & his wife Ermengarde de Beaumont (Haddington, East Lothian 24 Aug 1198-Isle of Kerrara, Bay of Oban 6 Jul 1249, bur Melrose Abbey, Roxburghshire).

Joan married Alexander II of Scotland King of Scotland, son of William Dunkeld King William I of Scotland and Ermengarde de Beaumont.¹ (Alexander II of Scotland King of Scotland was born on 24 Aug 1198 in Haddington, East Lothian, Scotland, EH41, GB,¹ died on 8 Jul 1249 in Kerrera, Oban, Argyll and Bute, Scotland, PA34, GB ¹ and was buried in Melrose Abbey, Abbey Street, Melrose, Roxburghshire, Scotland, TD6 9LG, GB ¹.)