art of the large early Plantagenet brood, Joanna was an essential cog in the expanding network between the Angevins and their European counterparts. As a younger royal daughter, Joanna appears largely in the chroniclers for her marriage to William II of Sicily and events thereafter during the Third Crusade. Like her sisters Matilda and Leonor, Joanna also travelled with their mother Eleanor during their childhood. These journeys ensured the visibility of the royal daughters to the
JOANNA OF SICILY
Nov 11, 2023
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