See also
Husband: | Ralph de MONTHERMER ( - ) | |
Wife: | Joan of ACRE (1272-1307) | |
Marriage | 1297 |
Name: | Ralph de MONTHERMER | |
Sex: | Male | |
Father: | - | |
Mother: | - |
Name: | Joan of ACRE | |
Sex: | Female | |
Name Suffix: | Plantagenet | |
Father: | Edward I (1239-1307) | |
Mother: | Eleanor OF CASTILLE (1241-1290) | |
Birth | Apr 1272 | Acre, Palestine, Holy Land |
Death | 23 Apr 1307 (age 34-35) | Clare, Suffolk, England |
The daughter of King Edward I of England and Eleanor of Castile. The name "Acre" derives from her birthplace in the Holy Land while her parents were on a crusade.
She was married twice; her first husband was Gilbert de Clare, 7th Earl of Gloucester, one of the most powerful nobles in her father's kingdom; her second husband was Ralph de Monthermer, a squire in her household whom she married in secrecy.
Joan is most notable for the claim that miracles have allegedly taken place at her grave, and for the multiple references of her in literature.