Jeanne de Fougères Countess of La Marche and of Angoulême [64210] ¹²⁷

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Jeanne had a brother Jean de Fougères, but he died immediately after his birth on 6 December 1230. As no more sons were born to her mother, Jeanne became the heiress to her father's lordship of Fougères, which she inherited suo jure upon the death of her father on 24 February 1256. She thereafter held the title of Dame de Fougères.
That same year 1256, she issued orders for the expansion of the chateau of Fougères, adding the Melusine and Gobelin towers as well as fortifying the ramparts and gates. Her efforts provided a greater stability for the town

Jeanne married Hugh XII de la Marche le Lusignan Count de la Marche [13598] [MRIN: 6401], son of Hugh de la Marche and Angoulême le Lusignan Count de la Marche and Angoulême [4524] and Yolande de Dreux [13596], on 29 Jan 1253 in Fougères. (Hugh XII de la Marche le Lusignan Count de la Marche [13598] was born about 1235 and died after 25 Aug 1270.)