Joan of France, Duchess of Berry

Joan of France, Duchess of Berry, (born 23 April 1464 – 4 February 1505) was a wife of King Louis XII. She was queen of France from the death of her brother, King Charles VIII in April 1498 and the annulment of her marriage in December 1498. After that, she retired to her domain in Bourges. She founded the monastic Order of the Sisters of the Annunciation of Mary. She served as abbess. She was made a Saint in 1950.

Category:1464 births
Category:1505 deaths
Category:Kings of France
Category:French Roman Catholics
Category:Christian saints
Category:People from Bourges
Category:Nuns