Joan, Countess of Flanders
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Joan, often called Joan of Constantinople, was the countess of Flanders and Hainaut from 1205 until her death. She was the elder daughter of Baldwin IX, Count of Flanders and Hainaut, and Marie of Cha
Joan of Constantinople
Joan's personal seal. She chose a round seal – as men had – and is represented on horseback, a hawk in hand, in an aristocratic pose.
King Philip II bringing Ferdinand, Count of Flanders, and Renaud, Count of Boulogne, as prisoners at the battle of Bouvines. Grandes Chroniques de France, Bibliothèque nationale de France, Paris 14th century. MF 2813, f° 253 v°.
Joan with her imprisoned husband Ferdinand after the Battle of Bouvines. 14th century, Grandes Chroniques de France, Bibliothèque municipale, Castres.
Ferdinand, Count of Flanders
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Ferdinand reigned as jure uxoris Count of Flanders and Hainaut from his marriage to Countess Joan, celebrated in Paris in 1212, until his death. Ferdinand was born in Coimbra, and he was an Infante of
Joan, Countess of Flanders
…Orphaned during the Fourth Crusade, Joan was raised in Paris under the tutelage of King Philip II of France. He arranged her marriage to Infante Ferdinand of Portugal in 1212. Ferdinand quickly turned against Philip, starting a war that ended with the defeat of Bouvines and his imprisonment. Joan then ruled her…
Fernando of Portugal bouvines