Yolande of Dreux, Duchess of Burgundy
| Yolande of Dreux | |
|---|---|
| Duchess consort of Burgundy | |
| Tenure | 1229 - 30 October 1248 |
| Born | 1212 |
| Died | 1248 (aged 35–36) |
| Spouse | Hugh IV of Burgundy |
| Issue |
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| House | Dreux |
| Father | Robert III of Dreux |
| Mother | Alianor de St. Valéry |
Yolande of Dreux (1212–1248) was Duchess of Burgundy as the first wife of Hugh IV of Burgundy (duke of Burgundy between 1218 and 1271).[1]
She was the daughter of Count Robert III "Gasteblé" of Dreux[1] and of Braine, and his wife Alianor de St. Valéry.[2]
Issue
[edit]Yolande's children with Hugh IV of Burgundy included:
- Margaret, Lady of Molinot (1229–1277), who married 1st(after 1239) William III (d. 1256), lord of Mont St Jean and 2nd Guy VI (d. 1263), viscount of Limoges[2]
- Odo, count of Nevers and Auxerre (1230–1266)[3]
- John (1231–1268), who married Agnes and had Beatrice of Burgundy, heiress of Bourbon[2]
- Alice (1233–1273), who married Henry III, Duke of Brabant[2]
- Robert II, Duke of Burgundy (1248–1306)[3]
References
[edit]- ^ a b Lower 2005, p. 97.
- ^ a b c d Morvan 2009, table 5.
- ^ a b Bubenicek 2002, p. 54.
Sources
[edit]- Bubenicek, Michelle (2002). Quand les femmes gouvernent: droit et politique au XIVe siècle:Yolande de Flandre, Droit et politique au XIV siecle (in French). Ecole des Chartes.
- Lower, Michael (2005). The Barons' Crusade: A Called to Arms and Its Consequences. University of Pennsylvania Press.
- Morvan, Frederic (2009). La Chevalerie bretonne et la formation de l'armee ducale, 1260-1341 (in French). Presses Universitaires de Rennes.
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