Joan of Navarre, Queen of England
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Joan of Navarre, also known as Joanna was Duchess of Brittany by marriage to Duke John IV and later Queen of England as the second wife of King Henry IV. She served as regent of Brittany from 1399 until 1403 during the minority of her son. She also served as regent of England during the absence of her stepson Henry V in 1415. Four years later he imprisoned her and confiscated her money and land. Joan was released in 1422, shortly before Henry V's death.
The ruins of Pevensey Castle where Joan was imprisoned in 1419.
Joan's funeral effigy in Canterbury Cathedral, beside that of her husband.
John IV, Duke of Brittany
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John IV the Conqueror KG, was Duke of Brittany and Count of Montfort from 1345 until his death and 7th Earl of Richmond from 1372 until his death.
Drawing c.1700 of English-made effigy, on white arcaded chest tomb, Nantes Cathedral. Original monument destroyed. Drawing by Roger de Gaignières.
John IV, Duke of Brittany, KG (right) jousting in Vannes, Brittany, with Thomas of Woodstock, 1st Duke of Gloucester, KG, c. 1480, Froissart's Chronicles