Jeanne d'Angoulême

Who is Jeanne d'Angoulême?

Jeanne d'Angoulême, Countess of Bar-sur-Seine, Dame de Givry, Baroness of Pagny and of Mirebeau, was the illegitimate half-sister of King Francis I of France. She was created suo jure Countess of Bar-sur-Seine in 1522. She was the wife of Jean de Longwy, Seigneur of Givry, Baron of Pagny and of Mirebeau. Her youngest daughter was Jacqueline de Longwy, wife of Louis III de Bourbon, Duke of Montpensier. Her grandson was Cardinal Anne d'Escars de Givry, a Benedictine churchman who was Bishop of Lisieux and Bishop of Metz. Her granddaughter was Charlotte of Bourbon, the third wife of William The Silent.