Yolande de Bar d'Anjou, Duchess of Lorraine

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Yolande, Duchess of Lorraine

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Yolande de Bar (2 November 1428 - 23 March 1483) was Duchess of Lorraine (1473) and Bar (1480). She was the daughter of Isabella, Duchess of Lorraine, and René of Anjou (King of Naples, Duke of Anjou, Bar and Lorraine, Count of Provence). Because of her various titles she is also known as Yolande de Lorraine and Yolande d'Anjou. Her younger sister was Margaret of Anjou, Queen consort of Henry VI of England.

[edit]Marriage and children

In 1445 she married her cousin Ferry II of Lorraine (1420 - 1470), Count Vaudémont, at Nancy. The marriage was a dynastic alliance, arranged to end the dispute which existed between René of Anjou and Ferry's father, Antoine of Vaudémont, regarding the succession to the Duchy of Lorraine.

Their children were:

René II (1451 - 1508), Duke of Lorraine. On 1 September 1485 he married secondly, Phillipa of Guelders. Had issue, from whom descended Mary, Queen of Scots

Nicolas, Lord of Joinville and Bauffremont, died in 1476

Pierre, died in 1451

Jeanne (1458 - 1480), married in 1474 to Charles IV, Duke of Anjou

Yolande, who died in 1500, married William II, Landgrave of Hesse

Marguerite (1463 - 1521), married René (1454 - 1492), Duke of Alencon. Had issue, from whom descended King Henri IV of France

[edit]Legacy

In 1473, on the death of her nephew Nicolas, she inherited the Duchy of Lorraine, but passed it immediately to her son René II. In 1480, after the death of her father, she did the same with the Duchy of Bar. She died on 23 March 1483 at the age of 54.

In conspiracy theories, such as the one promoted in The Holy Blood and the Holy Grail, Yolande de Bar was alleged to have been the tenth Grand Master of the Priory of Sion.

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Yolande de Bar (2 November 1428 – 23 March 1483) was Duchess of Lorraine (1473) and Bar (1480). She was the daughter of Isabella, Duchess of Lorraine, and René of Anjou (King of Naples, Duke of Anjou, Bar and Lorraine, Count of Provence). Because of her various titles she is also known as Yolande de Lorraine and Yolande d'Anjou. Her younger sister was Margaret of Anjou, Queen consort of Henry VI of England. [edit] Marriage and children

In 1445 she married her cousin Ferry II of Lorraine (1420–1470), Count Vaudémont, at Nancy. The marriage was a dynastic alliance, arranged to end the dispute which existed between René of Anjou and Ferry's father, Antoine of Vaudémont, regarding the succession to the Duchy of Lorraine.

Their children were:

   * René II (1451–1508), Duke of Lorraine. On 1 September 1485 he married secondly, Phillipa of Guelders, by whom he had issue, from whom descended Mary, Queen of Scots

   * Nicholas, Lord of Joinville and Bauffremont, died in 1476

   * Peter, died in 1451

   * Joan (1458–1480), married in 1474 to Charles IV, Duke of Anjou. There was no issue from the marriage.

   * Yolande, who died in 1500, married William II, Landgrave of Hesse, by whom she had issue.

   * Margaret (1463–1521), married René (1454–1492), Duke of Alençon. She had issue, from whom descended King Henry IV of France

[edit] Legacy

In 1473, on the death of her nephew Nicolas, she inherited the Duchy of Lorraine, but passed it immediately to her son René II. In 1480, after the death of her father, she did the same with the Duchy of Bar. She died on 23 March 1483 at the age of 54.

In conspiracy theories, such as the one promoted in The Holy Blood and the Holy Grail, Yolande de Bar was alleged to have been the tenth Grand Master of the Priory of Sion. Preceded by: Nicholas I Duchess of Lorraine 1473 Succeeded by: René II Preceded by: Rene I of Anjou Duchess of Bar 1480 This page was last modified on 6 June 2010 at 02:20.