- Joan of The Tower
Joan of England (
July 5 ,1321 –September 7 ,1362 ), known as Joan of the Tower was the first wife and Queen consort ofDavid II of Scotland . She was born at theTower of London and was the youngest daughter ofEdward II of England andIsabella of France .In accordance with the terms of the
Treaty of Northampton , she was married on17 July ,1328 (at seven years of age) toDavid II of Scotland atBerwick-upon-Tweed . OnJune 7 ,1329 , her father-in-lawRobert I of Scotland died and David II became King. He was crowned at Scone in November 1331.Owing to the victory of
Edward III of England and his protégéEdward Balliol at Halidon Hill in July 1333, David and his Queen were sent for safety into France, reaching Boulogne in May 1334, where they were received by the French King, Philip VI. Little is known about the life of the Scottish King and Queen in France, except thatChâteau-Gaillard was given to them as their residence. David was present at the bloodless meeting of the English and French armies atVironfosse in October 1339.Meanwhile David's representatives had obtained the upper hand in Scotland, and David and Joan were thus enabled to return to his kingdom in June 1341, when he took the reins of government into his own hands.
In 1346, David II was taken prisoner at the
Battle of Neville's Cross on17 October ,1346 , and remained in England for eleven years. This meant that Joan and David were living apart so no children were born during this time and Joan died in 1362, aged 41, atHertford Castle ,Hertfordshire . She was buried at theGrey Friars Church ,London .Ancestors of Joan of The Tower
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