Yolande of Dreux, Duchess of Burgundy explained

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Yolande of Dreux
Succession:	Duchess consort of Burgundy
Reign:	1229 - 30 October 1248
House:	Dreux
Father:	Robert III of Dreux
Mother:	Alianor de St. Valéry
Spouse:	Hugh IV of Burgundy
Issue:	Margaret, Lady of Molinot Odo, Count of Nevers John Adelaide, Duchess of Brabant Robert II, Duke of Burgundy
Birth Date:	1212

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).

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

Issue

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
• Odo, count of Nevers and Auxerre (1230–1266)
• John (1231–1268), who married Agnes and had Beatrice of Burgundy, heiress of Bourbon
• Alice (1233–1273), who married Henry III, Duke of Brabant
• Robert II, Duke of Burgundy (1248–1306)

Sources

• Book: Bubenicek, Michelle . Quand les femmes gouvernent: droit et politique au XIVe siècle:Yolande de Flandre, Droit et politique au XIV siecle . French . Ecole des Chartes . 2002 .
• Book: Lower, Michael . The Barons' Crusade: A Called to Arms and Its Consequences . University of Pennsylvania Press . 2005 .
• Book: Morvan, Frederic . La Chevalerie bretonne et la formation de l'armee ducale, 1260-1341 . French . Presses Universitaires de Rennes . 2009 .