Joan Beaufort

Joan Beaufort may refer to:

  • Joan Beaufort, Countess of Westmorland (1379–1440), daughter of John of Gaunt and his mistress, Katherine Swynford, later proclaimed legitimate
  • Joan Beaufort, Queen of Scotland (died 1445), queen consort of James I of Scotland and niece of the above

Famous quotes containing the word joan:

    You who have condemned me, I know your kind. Your forebears poisoned Socrates, burned Joan of Arc, hanged, tortured all those whose only offense was to bring light into darkness.
    Karl Brown (1897–1990)