Yolanda of Anjou ( November 2, 1428 - March 23, 1483 ) - Duchess of Lorraine from 1473 and Bara from 1480. Due to several titles, she is known as Yolanda of Lorraine and Yolanda of Anjou .
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The older sister of Margarita of Anjou , Queen of England . Daughter of Isabella of Lorraine and Rene of Anjou .
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In 1473 , after the death of his nephew Nicolas, Yolanda inherited the duchy of Lorraine, but soon passed it on to her son Rene . In 1480 , after the death of her father, she did the same with the Duchy of Bar.
Marriage and children
In 1445 she married her cousin Frederick II of Wodemon . Their marriage was a dynastic union.
Children:
- Rene II of Lorraine ( 1451 - 1508 ), Duke of Lorraine. September 1, 1485 by his second marriage he married Philippe d'Egmont . Their great-granddaughter was Mary Stuart ;
- Nicolas, Baron de Joinville, died in 1476 ;
- Pierre, died in 1451 ;
- Jeanne ( 1458 - 1480 ), from 1474 married to Charles IV, Duke of Anjou ;
- Yolanda, died in 1500 , married to William II, the Landgrave of Hesse ;
- Margarita ( 1463 - 1521 ), married to the Duke of Alanson René ( 1454 - 1492 ). Their great-grandson was Heinrich of Navarre , king of France .
Interesting Facts
- According to conspiracy theory , based on a collection of forged documents The Secret Files of Henri Lobino , was the tenth Grand Master of the Order of the Priory of Zion .
- She is the heroine of the opera " Iolanthe " by Tchaikovsky .
Notes
- ↑ 1 2 3 4 5 Cawley C. Medieval Lands : A prosopography of medieval European noble and royal families - P. http://fmg.ac/Projects/MedLands/ANJOU,%20MAINE.htm .
- ↑ The Peerage
- ↑ http://shelf3d.com/i/Yolande,%20Duchess%20of%20Lorraine
- ↑ 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 Cawley C. Medieval Lands : A prosopography of medieval European noble and royal families - P. http://fmg.ac/Projects/MedLands/LOTHARINGIAN%20(UPPER)%20NOBILITY.htm .
Links
- YOLANDE d'Anjou (English) . Foundation for Medieval Genealogy.