Dineville Dame De Clison Research Paper

The Lioness of Brittany
My Woman of Valor

Jeanne-Louise fell to her knees at the news of her husband’s death. Oliver III de Clisson, her husband of 13 years, was publicly executed after surrendering to the English at the Battle of Vannes. Philip VI took this surrender as Oliver making a move against his own country, leading him to charge Oliver with treason. Jeanne-Louise lay a mourning heap on the floor, reflecting on her husband’s noble service, and the king’s cowardly suspicion. The longer she wept and let her husband’s death sink in, the more the rage grew inside her. Suddenly, Jeanne-Louise arose from the floor, and began her plot of revenge against the French. Jeanne-Louise de Belleville Dame de Montaiga was born in 1300 to a noble family. She was married off at the age of 12 to a man for whom she bore two children. Her first husband died seven years into the marriage. However, after her first husband’s death, she married to a wealthy man by the name Oliver III de Clisson. Their marriage was very happy and prosperous; they had five children together- Maurice, Guillaume, Oliver, Isabeau, and Jeanne. However, Clisson was contacted by a friend to assist in the Hundred Year War against England. Clisson complied and lead forces to defend Brittany against the English invaders. Unfortunately, Clisson’s surrender at the
Additionally, she proved herself a force to be reckoned with to the French nobility after her husband’s unjust execution. It was through her willingness to give up everything she had to fight for everything she loved that she proved herself a woman of valor and pride (which are qualities that men did not find appealing for women to possess in her lifetime). Jeanne de Clisson set forth a model for woman by becoming a pirate who fought for a cause that all women can relate to- her love for her husband and