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Joan Beaufort, Queen of Scots. Joan Beaufort (c. 1404 – 15 July 1445) was the Queen Consort of Scotland from 1424 to 1437 as the spouse of King James I of Scotland.
During part of the minority of her son James II (from 1437 to 1439), she served as the Regent of Scotland. Background and early life[edit] She was a daughter of John Beaufort, 1st Earl of Somerset, and Margaret Holland, and a half-niece of King Henry IV of England. Joan was named after her aunt, Joan Beaufort, Countess of Westmorland. [citation needed] James I of Scotland met Joan during his time as a prisoner in England, and knew her from at least 1420. Queen of Scotland[edit] Regency[edit] James I was assassinated in Perth on 21 February 1437. Issue with James I of Scotland[edit] Issue with James Stewart, the Black Knight of Lorne[edit] Adapted from: Ancestry[edit] Notes[edit] References[edit] Brown, M.H. (2004). Joan Beaufort, Queen of Scotland Feature Page on Undiscovered Scotland.
Joan Beaufort, Queen consort of Scots (c.1404 - 1445. Parents: John Beaufort, 1st Earl of Somerset & Margaret Holland Married: 1) James I of Scotland (m. 1424-1437) 2) James Stewart, the Black Knight of Lorn (m. 1439-1445) Issue with James I of Scotland Margaret Stewart, Princess of Scotland (1424–1445) married Prince Louis, Dauphin of Viennois (later King Louis XI of France) Isabella Stewart, Princess of Scotland (1426–1494) married Francis I, Duke of Brittany Mary Stewart, Countess of Buchan (died 1465) married Wolfart VI van Borsselen Joan of Scotland, Countess of Morton (c. 1428–1486) married James Douglas, 1st Earl of Morton Alexander Stewart, Duke of Rothesay (born and died 1430); Twin of James James II of Scotland (1430–1460) Annabella Stewart, Princess of Scotland married and divorced 1.
Louis of Savoy, and then married and divorced 2. Joan Beaufort, Queen of Scotland. Joan Beaufort, Queen of Scotland, from the Foreman Armorial, 1562 Joan Beaufort was descended from kings.
Through her mother she was a related to King Edward I of England and through her father related to King Edward III. During King James I of Scotland’s captivity in England, he was fortunate enough to meet Joan and fall in love with her. Joan was to be a worthy and able partner in helping James I rule his kingdom and as regent for their son. Joan was born c. 1404. At the time of Joan’s birth the country of Scotland was experiencing a period of lawlessness. Joan’s family saw political advantage in her marrying the King of Scots and began working to persuade King Henry V to release James from his imprisonment. 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). 16th century depiction of King James I of Scotland There is one story on record that occurred in 1429.
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Joan Beaufort (c. 1404 – 15 July 1445), was Queen Consort of the Kingdom of Scotland from 1424 to 1437, being married to James I of Scotland. She was a daughter of John Beaufort, 1st Earl of Somerset and Margaret Holland. Her paternal grandparents were John of Gaunt, Duke of Lancaster and his mistress and later third wife Katherine Swynford. Joan Beaufort, Queen of Scotland. King James I Stewart and Joan Beaufort. Page c2a4-11 Joan Beaufort (Queen of Scotland)