Jeanne, Comtesse de Toulouse 1220-1271.

Joan of Toulouse

(Jeanne, Comtesse de Toulouse)

Joan of Toulouse (1220 – 1271) was the only daughter of Count Raimund VII of Toulouse and his wife Sancha of Aragon  (1186–1241) , the last Countess of Toulouse and Margravine of Provence.

In accordance with the clauses of the Treaty of Paris of 1229, Joan was betrothed to the French Prince Alfonso of Poitiers, the brother of King Louis IX. From then on she lived at the royal court in Paris, where she also received her education. In 1241 she married Alfonso, and after the death of her father in 1249 they were both able to inherit his estate.

The couple remained childless. Both died on the way back from the seventh crusade in Italy on two consecutive days. Joan was buried in the Abbey of Gercy (Jarcy) (today Varennes-Jarcy), which she had founded, but her husband was buried in the Basilica of Saint-Denis. The property of the two was confiscated by the crown as a finished fief and integrated into the royal domain. Only the Comtat Venaissin went to the Pope, under whose rule it remained until 1791.

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Costumes Of State, 1485-1510. French Clothing & Dress. Headdresses.

Cotehardie, Houppelande and Hennin. Fashion of the late 14th century.

Cotehardie and houpelande in the 15th century. Middle Ages.

Civil dress of the late 15th century. France middle ages.

French fashion history. Middle Ages. 1422 to 1483.

The hoop skirt and its development within the history of costumes.

Odette de Champdivers called La Petite Reine and Charles VI.

French bourgeois clothing from 1485-1510. Men’s and women’s hairstyle.

Fashion under the Reigns of Charles VIII 1483 to 1498. Louis XII 1498 to 1515.

Medieval clothing in France. 11th to 13th century.

Courtly gallantry. Fashion of the Middle Ages in the 12th and 13th century.

Musical instruments of the Middle Ages from the 12th to the 16th century.

Fashion under the Reign of Francis I. 1515 to 1545. French Renaissance.

Fashion under the Reign of Francis II. 1559 to 1560.

The Doge of Venice from the 9th to the 16th century. Officials.

A princely gathering. Middle Ages France 14th and 15th century.

The Hennin. Headdresses of the 15th century.

Medieval civil and war costumes of Italy, France and England. The Litter.

Italian princes, herald and squires in the fashion of the 15th century.

The Reticulated headdress of the 15th century. The Crespinette, Cauls.

War costumes in the Middle Ages. Flags, banners, standards.

The rebuilding of the city of Troy by Priam.

Medieval room interior, 15th century. The history of Tobit.

The medieval architecture of the Hôtel Chambellan at Dijon.

The Corset and the Crinoline: A Book of Modes and Costumes.

Christine de Pizan and Queen Isabeau of Bavaria.

The Romance of the Rose. The Art of courtly love.

German medieval clothing in the 14th century.

German fashion in the 15th century. Men’s Dress.

England from 1154 to 1216. Anjou-Plantagenet ruling dynasty.

The Lady of Tournament delivering the Price.

Reign of Philip III and Louis VIII. The influence of the Crusaders.

The First Crusade. Knights Hospitaller of the Order of Saint John.

Gabrielle d’Estrées (1570-1599). Mistress of the French King Henry IV.

Margaret of Anjou Queen of Henry VI. and her court.

The History of costumes. From Ancient until 19th c.

The Royal Château de Blois. Mediaeval architecture in France.