Jeanne de Clisson
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Jeanne de Clisson, also known as Jeanne de Belleville and the Lioness of Brittany, was a French/Breton noblewoman who became a privateer to avenge her husband after he was executed for treason by King Philip VI of France. She crossed the English... Wikipedia
Born: 1300, Belleville-sur-Vie, Bellevigny, France
Died: 1359 (age 59 years), Hennebont, France
Spouse: Walter Bentley (m. 1350–1359), Olivier IV de Clisson (m. 1330–1343), and Geoffroy VIII de Châteaubriant, Baron de Châteaubriant, Seigneur de Vioreau, de Candé, de Challain (m. 1312–1326)
Children: Olivier V de Clisson, Isabeau de Clisson, Louise de Châteaubriant, and more
Parents: Létice de Parthenay and Maurice IV Montaigu of Belleville
Grandchildren: Margaret of Clisson, Jean II de Rieux, Béatrix|Isabelle de Clisson, Comtesse de Porhöet, and more
Partner: Guy de Penthièvre
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