Jeanne de Fougères, Countess of La Marche and of Angoulême

Jeanne was responsible for the later additions and fortifications of the Chateau of Fougères which provided a greater stability for the town.

Her paternal grandparents were Geoffrey, seigneur of Fougères and Mathilde de Porhoet, and her maternal grandparents were Amaury I, seigneur of Craon (1175–1226) and Jeanne des Roches (c. 1195- 28 September 1238), daughter of Guillaume des Roches, seneschal of Anjou, and Marguerite de Sablé.

[citation needed] Jeanne had a brother Jean de Fougères, but he died immediately after his birth on 6 December 1230.

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.

Shortly after 25 August 1270, Jeanne became a widow when her husband Hugh was killed while on Crusade with King Louis IX of France.