Joan II, Countess of Burgundy (French: Jeanne; 15 January
1292[citation needed] â€" 21 January 1330), was Queen of France by
marriage to Philip V of France, and ruling Countess of Burgundy and
Countess of Artois. She was the eldest daughter and heiress of Otto
IV, Count of Burgundy, and Mahaut, Countess of Artois.In the beginning
of 1314, Joan's sister Blanche and her sister-in-law Margaret were
convicted of adultery with two knights, upon the testimony of their
sister-in-law Isabella, in the Tour de Nesle Affair. Joan was thought
to have known of the affairs, and was placed under house arrest at
Dourdan as punishment. She continued to protest her innocence, as did
her husband, who had refused to repudiate her, and by 1315 â€" through
the influence of her mother and husband â€" her name had been cleared
by the Paris Parlement, and she was allowed to return to court.In the
beginning of 1314, Joan's sister Blanche and her sister-in-law
Margaret were convicted of adultery with two knights, upon the
testimony of their sister-in-law Isabella, in the Tour de Nesle
Affair. Joan was thought to have known of the affairs, and was placed
under house arrest at Dourdan as punishment. She continued to protest
her innocence, as did her husband, who had refused to repudiate her,
and by 1315 â€" through the influence of her mother and husband â€"
her name had been cleared by the Paris Parlement, and she was allowed
to return to court.With the death of King John I of France, her
husband became King Philip V of France; Joan became queen consort. She
was crowned with her husband at Reims on 9 January 1317.Her father,
the Count of Burgundy, died in 1302, and his titles were inherited by
his only legitimate son, Robert. Upon Robert's death in 1315, the
County of Burgundy was inherited by Joan. In 1329, she inherited her
mother's County of Artois. Joan II, Countess of Burgundy Top Movies & Young Movies