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Jeanne de Clisson

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Jeanne de Clisson (1300–1359), also known as Jeanne de Belleville and the Lioness of Brittany, was a Breton former noblewoman who became a privateer to avenge her husband after he was executed for treason by the French king. She plied the English Channel and targeted French ships, often slaughtering the crew. It was her practice to leave at least one sailor alive to carry her messages to the King of France.

Jeanne de Clisson - Wikipedia Jump to content From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia Breton noblewoman and privateer (1300–1359) Jeanne Louise de Belleville, de Clisson Dual coat of arms of the de Belleville and de Clisson families with the motto: Pour ce que'il me plest ("For what pleases me") Born 1300  ( 1300 ) Belleville-sur-Vie , Kingdom of France Died 1359 (aged 58–59) Hennebont , Duchy of Brittany Other name Jeanne de Belleville Spouses Geoffrey de Châteaubriant VIII Guy de Penthièvre Olivier IV de Clisson Sir Walter Bentley Children Geoffrey IX de Châteaubriant Loui

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