Pope Joan, born Johanna von Ingelheim was the title character and protagonist of the 2009 film Pope Joan. On January 28, 814 - the day Charlemagne died - a baby girl named Johanna was born in a hut near the German city of Ingelheim am Rhein. The daughter of the village priest and a woman who secretly worshipped Woten Johanna grew up to be a sharp and intelligent girl. Despite being a female she was educated in the Cathedral school in Dorestad, supported by the local Count Gerold. With his help she built a model set of doors that could be closed with running water.