Jeanne de Divion (c. 1293â€"6 October 1331) was a French forger.Jeanne
was the daughter of the impoverished noble Havet de Divion and Sara
Louchard, and married the knight Pierre de Broyes. She was known for
her knowledge of astrology, and made a scandal by living openly with
her lover, Thierry Larchier d'Hirson. When d'Hirson, then the Bishop
of Arras, died, he left Jeanne 3000 livres. The executor of his will,
Mahaut, Countess of Artois, paid the inheritance but later challenged
it as being based on an adulterous liaison with a bishop, and obtained
the restitution.Jeanne was the daughter of the impoverished noble
Havet de Divion and Sara Louchard, and married the knight Pierre de
Broyes. She was known for her knowledge of astrology, and made a
scandal by living openly with her lover, Thierry Larchier d'Hirson.
When d'Hirson, then the Bishop of Arras, died, he left Jeanne 3000
livres. The executor of his will, Mahaut, Countess of Artois, paid the
inheritance but later challenged it as being based on an adulterous
liaison with a bishop, and obtained the restitution.In 1331, Robert
III of Artois used a forgery created by Jeanne attesting to the will
of his father as a means to reclaim the County of Artois from his
aunt, the same Mahaut, Countess of Artois. This deception was
discovered, and Robert lost any hope of acquiring Artois. Jeanne was
condemned and burned at the stake for forgery on 6 October 1331, at
the Place aux Pourceaux in Paris.Jeanne de Divion is a minor character
in Les Rois maudits (The Accursed Kings), a series of French
historical novels by Maurice Druon which includes a retelling of her
forgery. She was played by Annie Bertin in the 1972 French miniseries
adaptation of the series, and by Sophie Broustal [fr] in the 2005
adaptation. Jeanne de Divion Top Movies & Young Movies