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Joan of Burgundy

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Joan of Burgundy, also known as Joan the Lame, was Queen of France as the first wife of King Philip VI. Joan ruled as regent while her husband fought on military campaigns during the Hundred Years' War in 1340, from 1345 to 1346 and in 1347. Her son John succeeded as king in 1350. She is the matriarch of the House of Valois, which ruled France from 1328, the beginning of her husband's reign, to 1589.

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Joan of Burgundy, also known as Joan the Lame, was Queen of France as the first wife of King Philip VI. Joan ruled as regent while her husband fought on military campaigns during the Hundred Years' War in 1340, from 1345 to 1346 and in 1347. Her son John succeeded as king in 1350. She is the matriarch of the House of Valois, which ruled France from 1328, the beginning of her husband's reign, to 1589.

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