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Joan Beaufort, Queen of Scots. Joan Beaufort (c. 1404 – 15 July 1445) [ 2 ] was Queen of Scots from 1424 to 1437 as the spouse of King James I. [ 3 ] During part of the minority of her son James II (from 1437 to 1439), she served as the regent of Scotland, the first dowager Queen of Scotland to do so since the 13th century. [ 4 ]
Marriage to King James I. Joanna Beaufort caught the attention of King James I of Scotland while he was held in English captivity from 1406. King James I dedicated his romantic poem "Kingis Quair" to her. On February 2, 1424, the Scottish King and the English princess got married, and the young couple returned to Scotland. Influence as Queen
Mar 31, 2015 · The agreement included a promise for the Scots to keep out of England’s wars with France, and for James to marry the Lady Joan Beaufort. James and Joan were married at the Church of St Mary Overie, Southwark, on 2nd February 1424. James was released on the 28th March and the couple returned to Scotland shortly after. They were crowned at ...
Sep 21, 2019 · Joan Beaufort: a Medieval Matriarch. Joan Beaufort was the youngest child and only daughter of John of Gaunt and his mistress, Katherine Swynford. Her father, Gaunt, was the third surviving son of Edward III and his queen, Philippa of Hainault. He had married Blanche of Lancaster in 1359 – a marriage which eventually brought him the title of ...
In 1423, James, by now aged 29, fell in love with Lady Joan Beaufort, a close relative of King Henry VI of England. Robert, Duke of Albany had died in 1420, to be replaced by his son Murdoch as Governor and Regent, and it seems likely that with James marrying into the family it was the English King Henry VI who took the initiative in negotiating a ransom for James's return under the terms of ...
Advertisement. On February 2, 1424, Joan and James were married at the Church of Saint Mary Overy (now Southwark Cathedral on the south bank of the Thames in London). The couple attended festivities at Winchester Palace hosted by Joan’s uncle, Cardinal Henry Beaufort. They then started their journey north to Scotland.
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On 12 February 1424, Joan Beaufort and King James were wed at St Mary Overie Church in Southwark. [7] [14] They were feasted at Winchester Palace that year by her uncle, Cardinal Henry Beaufort . She accompanied her husband on his return from captivity in England to Scotland, and was crowned alongside him at Scone Abbey .
