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 …

Jun 13, 2025 · Known as the Lioness of Brittany, Jeanne de Clisson (née de Belleville) (1300-1359) has become somewhat of a legend. A woman of noble birth, it was not until her third …

Apr 10, 2022 · Jeanne de Clisson was a mother, a wife, and a powerful warrior. She fought for thirteen years and ensured that Brittany could keep the duchy away from French control. She …

Nov 30, 2022 · During the 1340s, a princess born on French soil plundered French shipping in the Channel and raided coastal villages in Normandy, France. The noble lady, called Jeanne de …

Dec 16, 2024 · Jeanne de Clisson, the “Bloody Widow”, remains the embodiment of noble vengeance and Breton tenacity. A vengeful shadow who, on the stormy seas, had carved her …

Dec 4, 2021 · Jeanne de Clisson was born in Belleville-sur-Vie in the year 1300. Coming from a noble family, she is also known as Jeanne de Belleville or The Lioness of Brittany. Her life is a …

Journey through Jeanne de Clisson's metamorphosis from French aristocrat to Atlantic's dreaded pirate. Discover what drove her to a life of vengeance.

Jeanne de Clisson transformed from noblewoman to vengeful pirate after her husband's execution for alleged treason in 1343. Known as the "Lioness of Brittany," she commanded the Black …

Apr 26, 2017 · Jeanne de Clisson, known from history as the Lioness of Brittany, began life as a Breton noblewoman in 1300. Her parents arranged for her marriage at the age of 12 to the 19 …

In the midst of the Hundred Years War between England and France, an enraged French woman named Jeanne de Clisson took to the sea with a fleet of warships, where she mercilessly …