459. Joan³⁰ PLANTAGENET (JOHN "Lackland"²⁷, HENRY II²⁸, Geoffrey V²⁹ PLANTAGENET of ANJOU, FULK V "The Young"³⁰ of ANJOU, Fulk IV "Rechin"³¹, Aubri-Geoffrey³² of the GATINAIS, Geoffrey III³³) was born in Gloucester 22 JUL 1210.⁽⁴⁷¹⁾ RESEARCH NOTES: illegitimate Joan died 4 MAR 1238 in London, at 27 years of age.

She married twice. She married Llewellyn "The Great" apIORWERTH 1205. Llewellyn was born 1172. Llewellyn⁽⁴⁷²⁾ was the son of IORWERTH "Drwyndwn" apOWAIN GWYNEDD and Maret of POWYS-VADOC. Llewellyn died 11 APR 1240 at 67 years of age. She married ALEXANDER II in York, 19 JUN 1221. ALEXANDER⁽⁴⁷³⁾ was the son of WILLIAM I "The Lion". ALEXANDER died 1249.

Joan PLANTAGENET and ALEXANDER II had the following child:

673 i. ALEXANDER III^{29 (474)}. ALEXANDER died 1286.⁽⁴⁷⁵⁾ RESEARCH NOTES: What is known is that he died in falling over a cliff while on horseback on a windy night. The speculation is that he drunkenly insisted on riding through the night after visiting his new (young) bride. His death left the kingdom to his very young daughter in Norway, whose death in the crossing to Scotland led to the Competition for the Scottish crown, the usurpation by England's Edward I, and eventually to Scottish independence. He married Margaret PLANTAGENET.

Margaret was born in Windsor Castle 29 SEP 1240. Margaret was the daughter of HENRY III PLANTAGENET and Eleanor of PROVENCE. Margaret died 26 FEB 1275 in Cupar Castle, Fife, at 34 years of age. King of Scots 1249-1286

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