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NameJoan of Acre Countess of Gloucester 
[76, p.12], [54, Her own article], [60, Monthermer art, Vol IX, p. 140 seq], [60, Gloucester art, Vol V, pp. 708-710], [60, Ulster art, VolXII/2, p.177], [60, Cornwall article, Vol III, p. 434], [60, Audley art, Vol I, p. 346], [74, No 5767, p. 120 & no 15982, p. 173]
[76, p.12], [54, Her own article], [60, Monthermer art, Vol IX, p. 140 seq], [60, Gloucester art, Vol V, pp. 708-710], [60, Ulster art, VolXII/2, p.177], [60, Cornwall article, Vol III, p. 434], [60, Audley art, Vol I, p. 346], [74, No 5767, p. 120 & no 15982, p. 173]Birth1272, Acre, Palestine in Spring 1272
Death23 Apr 1307, Clare, Suffolk
Burial26 Apr 1307, Austin Friar's church, Clare, Suffolk
GeneralSometimes 'Joan of England'.
FatherEdward I 'Longshanks' (1239-1307)
MotherEleanor of Castile (ca1244-1290)
Spouses
1Gilbert de Clare Earl of Gloucester 
[60, Stafford article, Vol XII/1, pp. 176-7], [60, Audley art, Vol I, p. 346], [123, Vol I, pp. 224-5], [73, The Ancient earls of Fife, Vol IV, p. 11], [74, No 5766, p. 120 & no 15981, p. 173], [60, Gloucester art, Vol V, pp. 702-7], [60, Ulster art, VolXII/2, p.177], [60, Cornwall article, Vol III, p. 434], [60, Berkeley article, vol II, p. 130]
[60, Stafford article, Vol XII/1, pp. 176-7], [60, Audley art, Vol I, p. 346], [123, Vol I, pp. 224-5], [73, The Ancient earls of Fife, Vol IV, p. 11], [74, No 5766, p. 120 & no 15981, p. 173], [60, Gloucester art, Vol V, pp. 702-7], [60, Ulster art, VolXII/2, p.177], [60, Cornwall article, Vol III, p. 434], [60, Berkeley article, vol II, p. 130]FatherRichard de Clare Earl of Gloucester (1222-1262)
MotherMaud de Lacy (ca1223-<1288)
MarriageMay 1290, Westminster Abbey [60, Gloucester art, Vol V, pp. 708-710]
ChildrenGilbert de (ca1291-1314)
Eleanor de (1292-1337)
Elizabeth de (1295-1360)
Margaret de (-1342)
Marriage1297 [76, p.83], [60, Gloucester art, Vol V, pp. 708-710]
Notes for Joan of Acre Countess of Gloucester
Her marriage to Ralph de Morthermer was clandestine and much to her father's displeasure.
DNB Main notes for Joan of Acre Countess of Gloucester
Joan or Joanna of Acre, Countess of Gloucester and Hertford 1272-1307
Name: Joan or Joanna, of Acre
Title: Countess of Gloucester and Hertford
Dates: 1272-1307
Active Date: 1307
Gender: Female
Place of
Birth: Acre
Death: Stoke Clare, Suffolk
Burial: Stoke Clare, Suffolk, The Augustine priory
Spouse: Gilbert de Clare, earl of Gloucester (1243-1295), Ralph de Monthermer
Sources: Federa, Record ed.; Hemingburgh (Engl. Hist. Soc...
Contributor: C. L. K. [Charles Lethbridge Kingsford]
Article
Joan or Joanna of Acre, Countess of Gloucester and Hertford 1272-1307, third daughter of Edward I and Eleanor of Castile, was born at Acre in the spring of 1272, while her parents were on the crusade. In the following autumn she left the Holy Land with her father and mother, and the winter was spent in Sicily. In the spring of 1273 Eleanor took her to Castile, where she was left under the care of her grandmother, Joanna. Joanna remained for five years in Spain, where she had for her tutor, Suerus, bishop of Calixien. In 1277 Edward opened negotiations for a marriage between Joanna and Hartmann, the eldest son of Rudolf of Hapsburg, king of the Romans, and in the spring of 1278 despatched Stephen and Margaret de Penchester to bring the young princess home. The marriage was eventually arranged to take place in September 1279, Rudolf promising to try and secure his son's election as king of the Romans and of Arles (Federa, i. 536, 548, 555-6, 559, Record ed.). The performance of the marriage was, however, delayed, and eventually Hartmann was accidentally drowned in December 1282. Edward almost immediately arranged another marriage for his daughter with Gilbert de Clare, earl of Gloucester (1243-1295) [q.v.], who resigned his lands into the king's hands, and received them back with a settlement on his issue by Joanna, and failing such issue on her heirs, to the exclusion of his own. A papal dispensation for the marriage was granted on 16 Nov. 1289 (ib. i. 721), and the wedding took place on 30 April 1290, at Westminster Abbey (Oxenedes, p. 276, Rolls Ser.). Joanna lived with her first husband for nearly six years, and bore him a son and three daughters. In 1290 she took the cross with her husband, but neither of them went on the crusade (B. Cotton, p. 177, Rolls Ser.). On 7 Dec. 1295 Earl Gilbert died, and his estates reverted to Joanna, who did homage for them on 20 Jan. 1296. Very shortly afterwards Joanna fell in love with one of her squires, Ralph de Monthermer [q.v.], and she induced her father to knight him, and then married him privately early in 1297 (Hemingburgh, ii. 70). Edward learned of her intentions without discovering that they were already accomplished, and on 29 Jan. 1297 took all the countess's lands into his own hands. In March Edward endeavoured to arrange a marriage between her and Amadeus of Savoy (Federa, i. 861). Thereupon Joanna revealed the marriage. Edward was very wroth, and Monthermer was imprisoned, but the king eventually relented, and in July Joanna's lands were restored. Monthermer did homage on 2 Aug. (Parl. Writs, i. 297), and, assuming the title of Earl of Gloucester and Hertford, afterwards rose to high favour with the king. Joanna died at Stoke Clare, Suffolk, on 23 April 1307, and was buried in the Augustine priory there (Flores Hist. iii. 142). She left by her second husband two sons and a daughter.
Sources
Federa, Record ed.; Hemingburgh (Engl. Hist. Soc.); authorities quoted; Green's Princesses of England, ii. 318-62, where many minor details of interest will be found.
Contributor: C. L. K.
published 1891
Name: Joan or Joanna, of Acre
Title: Countess of Gloucester and Hertford
Dates: 1272-1307
Active Date: 1307
Gender: Female
Place of
Birth: Acre
Death: Stoke Clare, Suffolk
Burial: Stoke Clare, Suffolk, The Augustine priory
Spouse: Gilbert de Clare, earl of Gloucester (1243-1295), Ralph de Monthermer
Sources: Federa, Record ed.; Hemingburgh (Engl. Hist. Soc...
Contributor: C. L. K. [Charles Lethbridge Kingsford]
Article
Joan or Joanna of Acre, Countess of Gloucester and Hertford 1272-1307, third daughter of Edward I and Eleanor of Castile, was born at Acre in the spring of 1272, while her parents were on the crusade. In the following autumn she left the Holy Land with her father and mother, and the winter was spent in Sicily. In the spring of 1273 Eleanor took her to Castile, where she was left under the care of her grandmother, Joanna. Joanna remained for five years in Spain, where she had for her tutor, Suerus, bishop of Calixien. In 1277 Edward opened negotiations for a marriage between Joanna and Hartmann, the eldest son of Rudolf of Hapsburg, king of the Romans, and in the spring of 1278 despatched Stephen and Margaret de Penchester to bring the young princess home. The marriage was eventually arranged to take place in September 1279, Rudolf promising to try and secure his son's election as king of the Romans and of Arles (Federa, i. 536, 548, 555-6, 559, Record ed.). The performance of the marriage was, however, delayed, and eventually Hartmann was accidentally drowned in December 1282. Edward almost immediately arranged another marriage for his daughter with Gilbert de Clare, earl of Gloucester (1243-1295) [q.v.], who resigned his lands into the king's hands, and received them back with a settlement on his issue by Joanna, and failing such issue on her heirs, to the exclusion of his own. A papal dispensation for the marriage was granted on 16 Nov. 1289 (ib. i. 721), and the wedding took place on 30 April 1290, at Westminster Abbey (Oxenedes, p. 276, Rolls Ser.). Joanna lived with her first husband for nearly six years, and bore him a son and three daughters. In 1290 she took the cross with her husband, but neither of them went on the crusade (B. Cotton, p. 177, Rolls Ser.). On 7 Dec. 1295 Earl Gilbert died, and his estates reverted to Joanna, who did homage for them on 20 Jan. 1296. Very shortly afterwards Joanna fell in love with one of her squires, Ralph de Monthermer [q.v.], and she induced her father to knight him, and then married him privately early in 1297 (Hemingburgh, ii. 70). Edward learned of her intentions without discovering that they were already accomplished, and on 29 Jan. 1297 took all the countess's lands into his own hands. In March Edward endeavoured to arrange a marriage between her and Amadeus of Savoy (Federa, i. 861). Thereupon Joanna revealed the marriage. Edward was very wroth, and Monthermer was imprisoned, but the king eventually relented, and in July Joanna's lands were restored. Monthermer did homage on 2 Aug. (Parl. Writs, i. 297), and, assuming the title of Earl of Gloucester and Hertford, afterwards rose to high favour with the king. Joanna died at Stoke Clare, Suffolk, on 23 April 1307, and was buried in the Augustine priory there (Flores Hist. iii. 142). She left by her second husband two sons and a daughter.
Sources
Federa, Record ed.; Hemingburgh (Engl. Hist. Soc.); authorities quoted; Green's Princesses of England, ii. 318-62, where many minor details of interest will be found.
Contributor: C. L. K.
published 1891