Joan of Acre

Joan of Acre
Countess of Hertford
Countess of Gloucester
BornApril 1272
Acre, Kingdom of Acre
Died23 April 1307 (aged 35)
Clare Castle, Clare, England
Burial26 April 1307
Spouse
(m. 1290; died 1295)

(m. 1297)
IssueGilbert de Clare, 7th Earl of Hertford
Eleanor de Clare
Margaret de Clare
Elizabeth de Clare
Mary de Monthermer
Joan de Monthermer
Thomas de Monthermer, 2nd Baron Monthermer
Edward de Monthermer
HousePlantagenet
FatherEdward I of England
MotherEleanor of Castile

Joan of Acre (April 1272 – 23 April 1307) was an English princess, a daughter of Edward I of England and Eleanor of Castile.[2] The name "Acre" derives from her birthplace in the Holy Land while her parents were on a crusade.

She was married twice; her first husband was Gilbert de Clare, 7th Earl of Gloucester, one of the most powerful nobles in her father's kingdom; her second husband was Ralph de Monthermer, a squire in her household whom she married in secret.

Joan is most notable for the claim that miracles have allegedly taken place at her grave, and for the multiple references to her in literature.

  1. ^ called Earl of Hertford, jure uxoris; later 1st Baron Monthermer
  2. ^ Weir (2008), pp. 83–84