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Yolande of Dreux, Duchess of Burgundy

Yolande of Dreux, Duchess of Burgundy

Duchess consort of Burgundy

This article is about the Duchess of Burgundy. For her cousin, see Yolande of Brittany.

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]

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She was the daughter of Count Robert III "Gasteblé" of Dreux[1] and of Braine, and his wife Alianor de St. Valéry.[2]

Issue

Yolande's children with Hugh IV of Burgundy included:

References

  1. [1]
    Lower 2005, p. 97.
  2. [2]
    Morvan 2009, table 5.
  3. [3]
    Bubenicek 2002, p. 54.

Sources

  • 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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