A. Sutherland – AncientPages.com – Among many brave and rebellious women of old times who conquered the world was also Jeanne de Clisson (1300-1359). She took revenge for the death of her husband. Known as the ‘Lioness of Bretagne,’ she became a famous pirate who stalked the English Channel and ravaged the French coastline.
Background image: Clisson Castle at night. Image credit: Brice44 – CC BY-SA 3.0
According to legend, Jeanne de Clisson’s black-painted ships with red sails sowed terror in the region for thirteen years. However, it wasn’t without reason. Jeanne de Clisson was born Jeanne de Belleville in Belleville-sur-Vie, a castle and fortress on France’s western coast.
In Belleville-sur-Vie, a castle and fortress of her parents, wealthy nobles on France’s western coast. She was a good mother and a happy and loyal French noblewoman to Breton nobleman Olivier de Clisson.
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