Johanna of Hachberg-Sausenberg

Johanna of Hachberg-Sausenberg (1485 – 23 September 1543), was a noble feudal lord, countess regnant of Neuchâtel in 1503–1512 and again from 1529 to 1543.

[1] In 1504 she married Louis I d'Orléans, duc de Longueville.

In 1512, Neuchâtel was occupied by the Old Swiss Confederation, as the result of the pro-French policy of Johanna's spouse and co-regent, which was regarded as a security threat to Switzerland.

The occupation of Neuchâtel was discontinued in 1529, along with a sizeable repartion, and Johanna was able to resume her reign.

[4] Johanna and Louis had: In 1943, a street in Neuchâtel, the rue Jehanne de Hochberg, was named after her.