Joan, Countess of Rethel

Joan (died 1328), also known as Jeanne, was the ruling Countess of Rethel from 1285 until her death in 1328 and Countess consort of Nevers as the wife of Louis I, Count of Nevers (r. 1280–1322).^[1]

Joan, Countess of Rethel
Died	c. 1328
Noble family	House of Dampierre
Spouse(s)	Louis I, Count of Nevers ​ ​ (m. 1290; died 1322)​
Issue	Joanna, Duchess of Brittany Louis I, Count of Flanders
Father	Hugh IV, Count of Rethel
Mother	Isabelle of Grandpré

Life

Coat of Arms of the rulers of Rethel

Joan was the only daughter of Count Hugh IV of Rethel (r. 1272–1285) and his third wife, Isabelle of Grandpré (1245–1292). She succeeded her father as Countess of Rethel in 1285.^[2]

In December 1290, she married Louis I, Count of Nevers^[3] (who, in 1314 failed in his bid to become Holy Roman Emperor), son of Robert III, Count of Flanders. The marriage was described as "notoriously fractious".^[4]

They had two children:^[5]

• Joan (1295–1375), married John of Montfort
• Louis (1304–1346), Count of Flanders, Nevers and Rethel