Jeanne de Clisson
Jeanne Louise de Belleville, de Clisson | |
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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 Belleville-sur-Vie, Kingdom of France |
| Died | 1359 Hennebont, Duchy of Brittany |
| Nationality | Born French, married Breton |
| Other names | Jeanne de Belleville |
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| Children | Geoffrey IX de Châteaubriant Louise de Châteaubriant Isabeau de Clisson Maurice de Clisson Olivier V de Clisson Guillaume de Clisson Jeanne de Clisson |
| Piratical career | |
| Nickname | Lioness of Brittany |
| Type | Privateer |
| Allegiance | First allegiance: Party of Blois: Bretons Kingdom of France Second allegiance: Party of Montfort: Bretons Kingdom of England |
| Years active | c. 1343 – c. 1356 |
| Commands | Black Fleet; My Revenge |
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Jeanne de Clisson (1300–1359), also known as Jeanne de Belleville and the Lioness of Brittany, was a French/Breton noblewoman who became a privateer to avenge her husband after he was executed for treason by King Philip VI of France. She crossed the English Channel, targeted French ships, and regularly slaughtered almost their entire crew. It was her practice to leave at least one sailor alive to carry her message of vengeance.