Yolande of Burgundy
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Yolande II or Yolande of Burgundy , (December 1247 – 2 June 1280) was the daughter of Odo of Burgundy, and Matilda II, Countess of Nevers.
On the death of her mother, Yolande claimed her entire inheritance, the counties of Nevers, Tonnerre and Auxerre, as the eldest of three daughters. However, it was decided that the inheritance would be split among the sisters: Yolande got Nevers, Margaret got Tonnerre and Adelaide
got Auxerre, while their aunt Agnes
inherited Bourbon. Upon the death of her paternal grandfather, Hugh IV, Duke of Burgundy
, in 1271, Yolande claimed the Duchy of Burgundy as his primogenitural heir, being the eldest child of Hugh's deceased eldest son. King Philip III of France
, who was appointed arbitrator, decided in favour of her uncle, who thus became Duke Robert II
, on the basis of proximity of blood
.
Her first marriage was to John Tristan, Count of Valois, son of Louis IX of France
and Margaret of Provence, in June 1265; they had no children, and he died of dysentery
in 1270 at Tunis
whilst on the Eighth Crusade
.
Yolanda then remarried in March 1272 at Auxerre to Robert III, Count of Flanders. Their children were:
On the death of her mother, Yolande claimed her entire inheritance, the counties of Nevers, Tonnerre and Auxerre, as the eldest of three daughters. However, it was decided that the inheritance would be split among the sisters: Yolande got Nevers, Margaret got Tonnerre and Adelaide
Adelaide, Countess of Auxerre
Adelaide of Auxerre was a daughter of Eudes of Burgundy and Mathildis II of Bourbon. In 1262 she succeeded her mother as countess of Auxerre. In 1268 she married John I of Chalon, lord of Rochefort, son of John - they had one child, William ....
got Auxerre, while their aunt Agnes
Agnes of Dampierre
Agnes of Dampierre was Lady of Bourbon and heiress of all Bourbon estates. She was the daughter of Archambaud IX de Dampierre and Yolande I, Countess of Nevers. She married John of Burgundy, the son of Hugh IV, Duke of Burgundy...
inherited Bourbon. Upon the death of her paternal grandfather, Hugh IV, Duke of Burgundy
Hugh IV, Duke of Burgundy
Hugh IV of Burgundy was duke of Burgundy between 1218 and 1271. Hugh was the only son of duke Odo III and Alice of Vergy...
, in 1271, Yolande claimed the Duchy of Burgundy as his primogenitural heir, being the eldest child of Hugh's deceased eldest son. King Philip III of France
Philip III of France
Philip III , called the Bold , was the King of France, succeeding his father, Louis IX, and reigning from 1270 to 1285. He was a member of the House of Capet.-Biography:...
, who was appointed arbitrator, decided in favour of her uncle, who thus became Duke Robert II
Robert II, Duke of Burgundy
Robert II of Burgundy was duke of Burgundy between 1271 and 1306, inheriting the title from his brother Eudes of Burgundy, who had no male heirs. Robert was the third son of duke Hugh IV and Yolande of Dreux...
, on the basis of proximity of blood
Proximity of blood
Proximity of blood, or closeness in degree of kinship, is one of the ways to determine hereditary succession based on genealogy. It was at loggerheads with primogeniture in numerous medieval succession disputes....
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Her first marriage was to John Tristan, Count of Valois, son of Louis IX of France
Louis IX of France
Louis IX , commonly Saint Louis, was King of France from 1226 until his death. He was also styled Louis II, Count of Artois from 1226 to 1237. Born at Poissy, near Paris, he was an eighth-generation descendant of Hugh Capet, and thus a member of the House of Capet, and the son of Louis VIII and...
and Margaret of Provence, in June 1265; they had no children, and he died of dysentery
Dysentery
Dysentery is an inflammatory disorder of the intestine, especially of the colon, that results in severe diarrhea containing mucus and/or blood in the faeces with fever and abdominal pain. If left untreated, dysentery can be fatal.There are differences between dysentery and normal bloody diarrhoea...
in 1270 at Tunis
Tunis
Tunis is the capital of both the Tunisian Republic and the Tunis Governorate. It is Tunisia's largest city, with a population of 728,453 as of 2004; the greater metropolitan area holds some 2,412,500 inhabitants....
whilst on the Eighth Crusade
Eighth Crusade
The Eighth Crusade was a crusade launched by Louis IX, King of France, in 1270. The Eighth Crusade is sometimes counted as the Seventh, if the Fifth and Sixth Crusades of Frederick II are counted as a single crusade...
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Yolanda then remarried in March 1272 at Auxerre to Robert III, Count of Flanders. Their children were:
- Louis ILouis I, Count of NeversLouis I was suo jure Count of Nevers and jure uxoris Count of Rethel.Louis was the son of Robert III, Count of Flanders, and Yolande, Countess of Nevers. He succeeded his parents as Count of Nevers. In December 1290, he married Joan, Countess of Rethel, and thus became her co-ruler in the County...
(1272 - 1322), Count of Nevers and of Réthel. His son was Louis I, Count of Flanders - Robert (d. 1331), Seigneur of Marle and of Cassel, married (1323) Joan of Brittany (1294-1364), daughter of Arthur II of Brittany, and Yolande, countess of Montfort, producing:
- John, Seigneur of Cassel (d. 1332)
- Yolande (1331 - 1395), married Henry IV of BarHenry IV of BarHenry IV of Bar was count of Bar from 1336 to 1344. His aunt, Joan of Bar, Countess of Surrey, governed Bar in his name during his minority. He was the son of Edward I of Bar and his wife Marie of Burgundy. He married Yolande de Dampierre and both his children succeeded him as count....
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- Joan (d. 1333), married in 1288 Enguerrand IV of Coucy (d. 1310), Seigneur of Coucy and Viscount of Meaux
- Yolande (d. 1313), married in about 1287 Wautier II of Enghien (d. 1309)
- Matilda, married about 1314 in Matthieu of Lorraine (d. 1330), lord of Warsberg