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Joan II of Navarre
She recovered the Navarrese crown after being excluded from the French succession. Her reign with Philip of Évreux separated the political trajectories of Navarre and France once more.
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Key details
Birth: 28 January 1312 Documented
Death: 6 October 1349 Documented
Role: Queen regnant of Navarre
Dynasty: Capet · ES
Territories: Navarre (ES)
Recorded governments and reigns
Queen · Navarre · Reign Pending review1328–1349Effective rule
Recorded relationships
Parents
Louis X of FranceDocumentedMargaret of Burgundy · ESDocumented
Partners
Philip III of NavarreDocumented
Dates and documentary notes
- House
- Joan II belonged by birth to the Capetian line. Her marriage to Philip of Évreux established the royal couple of the Évreux period; it did not change her parentage.
Sources for this profile
- FranceArchives · Felipe IV y la sucesión navarra
- Deutsche Nationalbibliothek · GND authority record · Johanna II, Navarra, Königin
- Real Academia de la Historia · Diccionario Biográfico español
Biographical and contextual references in their original language. Sources and methodology.
Evidence for this profile
6 recorded claims · 1 without a claim-specific source. Context references do not by themselves verify every fact.
Dates (2/2 with a precise source)
- BirthDocumented
28 January 1312
She was born on 28 January 1312; the medieval source dates her birth to 1311 because its year began later.Recorded alternatives: 28 January 1311 in Old Style (GND; DBE gives 1311) - DeathDocumented
6 October 1349
The authority record gives the death as 1349-10-06.
Family and relationships (3/3 with a precise source)
- FatherDocumented
Louis X of France
The authority record identifies Louis X of France (GND 100952186) as father. - MotherDocumented
Margaret of Burgundy
The authority record identifies Margaret of Burgundy (GND 139100806) as mother. - Marriage or partnershipDocumented
Philip III of Navarre
The authority record identifies Philip III of Navarre (GND 133491429X) as spouse.
Governments (0/1 with a precise source)
Biographical and contextual references (3)
Editorial history
- 2026-10-12 · Claim registry added; existing historical data kept. Specific sourcing remains to be reviewed.
- 2026-10-08 · Claim registry added; existing historical data kept. Specific sourcing remains to be reviewed.
- 2026-10-04 · Claim registry added; existing historical data kept. Specific sourcing remains to be reviewed.
- 2026-10-04 · Claim registry added; existing historical data kept. Specific sourcing remains to be reviewed.
- 2026-10-03 · Claim registry added; existing historical data kept. Specific sourcing remains to be reviewed.
- 2026-09-30 · The duchy is limited to Dijon and Autun; each other fief now enters the map only under its dated ruler. John III of Namur and the Nevers/Rethel branch were added. The previous shape combined later counties and unrelated lands as if all belonged to the duchy from 1363.
- 2026-09-28 · Claim registry added; existing historical data kept. Specific sourcing remains to be reviewed.
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