Joan the Lame

Joan the Lame
Queen Joan commissioning a work from translator Jean de Vignay, 1333
Queen consort of France
Tenure	1 April 1328 – 12 December 1349
Coronation	29 May 1328
Queen regent of France
Regency	1340 1345-1346 1347
Monarch	Philip VI
Born	circa 1293
Died	12 December 1349(1349-12-12) (aged 56)
Burial	Basilica of St Denis, France
Spouse	Philip VI of France ​ (m. 1313)​
Issue	John II of France Philip, Duke of Orléans
House	Burgundy
Father	Robert II, Duke of Burgundy
Mother	Agnes of France

Joan of Burgundy (French: Jeanne; c. 1293 – 12 December 1349), also known as Joan the Lame (French: Jeanne la Boiteuse), was Queen of France as the first wife of King Philip VI. Joan ruled as regent while her husband fought on military campaigns during the Hundred Years' War during the years 1340, 1345–1346 and 1347. Her son John succeeded as king in 1350. She is the matriarch of the House of Valois, which ruled France from the beginning of her husband's reign in 1328 until 1589.

Joan was given significant power by Philip VI to rule as he left to fight in the Hundred Years’ War. Joan had the power of a co-ruler which gained her infamy for her use of judicial power, giving her Lame attached to her title. Joan, not being of royal blood, held significant power thanks to Philip VI. She is known for her influence in supporting learning going beyond just the elite which began in Philip IV’s reign.