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unusual facts about Joan of France, Duchess of Berry


Grandes Heures of Anne of Brittany

All their four children died as infants, so when Charles died in 1498, logic dictated a marriage with his cousin and successor, Louis XII, once he had annulled his marriage with Anne's sister-in-law Jeanne de France.


Jeanne de la Font

They lived in the city of Bourges, which had become a cultural centre because of the patronage of Jeanne of France at the start of the century.

Joan of France, Duchess of Berry

The cause for her canonization was begun in 1631 and Pope Benedict XIV beatified her on 21 April 1742.


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