Jeanne de Béthune, Viscountess of Meaux

Noble person

1397 – 1450

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Who was Jeanne de Béthune, Viscountess of Meaux?

Jeanne de Béthune, Viscountess of Meaux, Countess of Ligny, was a French noblewoman, the suo jure Viscountess of Meaux, having inherited the title upon her father's death in 1408. Her father was Robert VIII de Béthune, Viscount of Meaux. Jeanne married twice; firstly to Robert of Bar, and secondly John II of Luxembourg, Count of Ligny who held Joan of Arc prisoner following her capture by the Burgundians in May 1430. Jeanne was one of the three women who cared for Joan during her imprisonment.

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1397
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1450

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on July 23, 2013

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