Joan of France, Duchess of Berry
| Joan of France | |
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| Queen consort of France | |
| Tenure | 7 April 1498 – 17 December 1498 |
| Born | 23 April 1464 Nogent-le-Roi, County of Dreux |
| Died | 4 February 1505 (aged 40) Bourges, Duchy of Berry |
| Spouse | |
| House | Valois |
| Father | Louis XI of France |
| Mother | Charlotte of Savoy |
Saint Joan of Valois OAnnM | |
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Portrait by Jean Perréal (before 1530) | |
| Born | 23 April 1464 Nogent-le-Roi, County of Dreux |
| Died | 4 February 1505 (aged 40) Bourges, Duchy of Berry |
| Venerated in | Roman Catholic Church |
| Beatified | 18 June 1742, Rome by Pope Benedict XIV |
| Canonized | 28 May 1950, Vatican City by Pope Pius XII |
| Feast | 4 February |
Joan of France (French: Jeanne de France, Jeanne de Valois; 23 April 1464 – 4 February 1505), sometimes called Joan the Lame (French: Jeanne la boiteuse), was briefly Queen of France as wife of King Louis XII, in between the death of her brother, King Charles VIII, and the annulment of her marriage. After that, she retired to her domain, where she soon founded the monastic Order of the Annunciation of the Blessed Virgin Mary, where she served as abbess. From this Order later sprang the religious congregation of the Apostolic Sisters of the Annunciation, founded in 1787 to teach the children of the poor. She was canonized on 28 May 1950.