Josiane Rittevon
Tortallan character
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Died	439 HE
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Nationality	Copper Islander
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Gender	Female
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Hair	Blonde
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Lover	Jonathan of Conté (former)
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First mentioned	'
First appeared	The Woman Who Rides Like a Man
Last appeared	Lioness Rampant
Latest appearance	'

Josiane Rittevon was a princess of the the Copper Isles and close relative to King Oron. She came to the Tortallan royal court while Prince Jonathan was in the desert. Queen Lianne, a childhood friend of her mother's, encouraged Jonathan to court Josiane. Their relationship was brief and not elaborated upon; Jonathan ended it when he realized Josiane was a cruel person. He had only agreed to the relationship in the first place because he had been angry with Alanna and wanted to forget her with a "real" female.

Josiane had wanted to marry Jonathan and after his refusal Josiane wanted revenge.^[1] She became attached to Delia of Eldorne, and through her to Roger of Conté. During the Coronation Day Battle she attacked Alanna with an axe and successfully killed Faithful and Master Si-cham, and was then killed by Alanna.

She appeared both in The Woman Who Rides Like a Man and in Lioness Rampant, although she played a greater role in the second book and also died during the course of that novel. She was also mentioned casually by Joren of Stone Mountain in First Test; he postulated that the Immortals War was caused by bad blood between Tortall and the Copper Isles, attributable to Alanna's killing of a Rittevon princess. Aly mentioned her twice during Trickster's Choice and Trickster's Queen, once as King Oron's niece and once as his daughter.

Notes and referencesEdit

1. ↑ Randombuzzers: Chat with Tamora Pierce - Tortall - retrieved on March 11, 2011

See alsoEdit

v · d · eThe Song of the Lioness Books Alanna: The First Adventure • In the Hand of the Goddess • The Woman Who Rides Like a Man • Lioness Rampant Tortallan nobles Alanna of Trebond • Thom of Trebond • Alan of Trebond • Gareth of Naxen • Jonathan of Conté • Gary of Naxen • Alexander of Tirragen • Geoffrey of Meron • Raoul of Goldenlake • Douglass of Veldine • Francis of Nond • Ralon of Malven • Myles of Olau • Roald of Conté • Lianne of Conté • Roger of Conté • Baird of Queenscove • Martin of Meron • Cythera of Elden • Delia of Eldorne • Sacherell of Wellam • Thayet jian Wilima • Gwynnen • Hamrath of King's Reach • Henrim of Tirrsmont Commoners Aram • Eda Bell • Chesli • Eleni Cooper • George Cooper • Rispah Cooper • Ercole • Stefan Groomsman • Liam Ironarm • Keel • Micah • Aram Sklaw • Coram Smythesson • Maude Tanner • Thor • Buriram Tourakom • Marek Swiftknife • Kuri Taylor • Claw • Orem • Shem • Joesh • Harra • Solom Bazhir Ali Mukhtab • Halef Seif • Hakim Fahrar • Farda • Akhnan ibn Nazzir • Kara • Kourrem • Ishak • Amman Kemail • Hassam ibn Farid • Gammal Sadrik • Umar Komm • Mari Fahrar • Mikal Moumir Foreigners Aenne of Danne • Mikal of Danne • Jemis • Hilam of Keir • King Ain • Dain of Melor • First Daughter jian Cadao • Josiane Rittevon • Dalil al Marganit Others Ysandir • Faithful • Moonlight • Darkness • Si-cham • Chitral Places Tortall: Corus • Royal Palace • Dancing Dove • Great Southern Desert • Persopolis • Black City • Trebond • Olau; Tusaine • Maren • Sarain • Roof of the World