Joan of Valois (French: Jeanne de Valois; 1304â€"1363) was the
daughter of Charles of Valois and his second wife Catherine I of
Courtenay, titular empress of Constantinople.Half sister to Philip VI
of Valois, in around 1320 she married Robert III of Artois, Count of
Beaumont-le-Roger and seigneur of Conches. They had five known
children:Half sister to Philip VI of Valois, in around 1320 she
married Robert III of Artois, Count of Beaumont-le-Roger and seigneur
of Conches. They had five known children:Robert III of Artois had
attempted to recover the title of count of Artois, which had been
taken from him by his aunt Mahaut of Artois, but was condemned and
exiled in 1331 for making and presenting forged documents in the
process of filing against her. Joan of Valois and their children were
therefore imprisoned at Château Gaillard by order of her half-brother
Philip VI.Joan is a character in Les Rois maudits (The Accursed
Kings), a series of French historical novels by Maurice Druon. She was
portrayed by Françoise Giret [fr] in the 1972 French miniseries
adaptation of the series, and by Toinette Laquière [fr] in the 2005
adaptation. Joan of Valois, Countess of Beaumont Top Movies & Young Movies