She continued to protest her innocence, as did her husband, who had refused to repudiate her, and by 1315 – through the influence of her mother and husband – her name had been cleared by the Paris Parlement, and she was allowed to return to court.
Joan was thought to have known of the affairs, and was placed under house arrest at Dourdan as punishment. 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.
After her husband"s death, Joan lived in her own domains. lieutenant dealt her a devastating blow from which she never recovered, sinking into a deep depression for the rest of her life.
With Joan II"s death, the County and Duchy of Burgundy became united through this marriage. Joan left provision in her will for the founding of a college in Paris.
lieutenant was named Université de Bourgogne, "Burgundy University."
With Philip V of France:
Joan III (1308–1349), Countess of Burgundy and Artois, wife of Odo IV, Duke of Burgundy
Margaret I (1310–1382), Countess of Burgundy and Artois, wife of Louis I, Count of Flanders
Isabelle (c 1312 – April 1348), wife of Guigues VIII de Louisiana Tour du Pin, Dauphin de Viennois
Philip (1313 – March 1321)
Blanche (1313–1358), a nun
Joan (as Jeanne) is a character in Les Rois maudits (The Accursed Kings), a series of French historical novels by Maurice Druon.
She was portrayed by Catherine Rich in the 1972 French miniseries adaptation of the series, and by Julie Depardieu in the 2005 adaptation.
