Joan of England Plantagenet Queen of Scotland [4537] 24
- Born: 22 Jul 1210, Gloucester, England
- Marriage (1): Unknown on 19 Jun 1221 in York Minster, York, Yorkshire, England
- Marriage (2): Alexander II of Scotland King of Scotland [10446] on 19 Jun 1221 in York Minster, York, Yorkshire, England
- Died: 4 Mar 1238, Havering-atte-Bower, Essex, England at age 27
- Buried: Tarrant Crawford Abbey, Dorset
General Notes:
http://www.hull.ac.uk/php/cssbct/cgi-bin/gedlkup.php/n=royal?royal01368
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Joan_of_England%2C_Queen_consort_of_Scotland
Joan was brought up in the court of Hugh X of Lusignan <http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Hugh_X_of_Lusignan> who was promised to her in marriage from an early age, as compensation for him being jilted by her mother Isabella of Angouleme <http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Isabella_of_Angouleme>, however on the death of John of England <http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/John_of_England>, Isabella decided she should marry him herself and Joan was sent back to England, where negotiations for her hand with Alexander II of Scotland <http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Alexander_II_of_Scotland> were taking place.
Joan died in her brother's arms
Joan married on 19 Jun 1221 in York Minster, York, Yorkshire, England.
Joan next married Alexander II of Scotland King of Scotland [10446] [MRIN: 551612249], son of William I the Lion of Scotland King of Scotland [8909] and Ermengarde de Beaumont Queen Consort of the Kingdom of Scotland [12115], on 19 Jun 1221 in York Minster, York, Yorkshire, England. (Alexander II of Scotland King of Scotland [10446] was born on 24 Aug 1198 in Haddington, East Lothian, Scotland, died on 6 Jul 1249 in Isle of Kerrara, Bay of Oban, Scotland and was buried in Melrose Abbey, Roxburghshire.)
Marriage Notes:
Alexander was 23. Joan was 11
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