Yolande of Aragon

Yolande of Aragon
Countess of Maine, Provence and Forcalquier
Yolande of Aragon
Duchess consort of Anjou
Tenure	2 December 1400 – 29 April 1417
Born	11 August 1381 Zaragoza, Kingdom of Aragon
Died	14 November 1442(1442-11-14) (aged 61) Saumur, France
Burial	Cathédrale Saint-Maurice d'Angers, France
Spouse	Louis II of Anjou ​ (m. 1400)​
Issue	Louis III, Duke of Anjou Marie, Queen of France René, King of Naples Yolande, Countess of Montfort l'Amaury Charles, Count of Maine
House	Barcelona
Father	John I of Aragon
Mother	Violant of Bar

Aragonese royalty
House of Barcelona
Alfonso II
Children include Peter (King of Aragon; Count of Barcelona) Constance (Holy Roman Empress; Queen consort of Hungary, Germany and Sicily) Alfonso (Count of Provence) Eleanor (Countess consort of Toulouse) Sancha (Countess consort of Toulouse)
Peter II
Children include James (King of Aragon, Valencia and Majorca; Count of Barcelona)
James I
Children include Violant (Queen consort of Castile and Leon) Constance (Lady consort of Villena) Peter (King of Aragon, Valencia and Sicily; Count of Barcelona) James (King of Majorca) Isabella (Queen consort of France) Sancho (Archbishop of Toledo)
Peter III
Children include Alfonso (King of Aragon and Valencia) James (King of Sicily, Aragon, Valencia, Sardinia and Corsica; Count of Barcelona) Elizabeth (Queen consort of Portugal) Frederick (King of Sicily)
Alfonso III
James II
Children include James (monk) Alfonso (King of Aragon, Valencia, Sardinia and Corsica; Count of Barcelona) Maria (Lady of Cameros) John (Archbishop of Toledo and Tarragona; Latin Patriarch of Alexandria) Isabella (Queen consort of Germany)
Alfonso IV
Children include Constance (Queen consort of Majorca) Peter (King of Aragon, Valencia and Majorca; Count of Barcelona) James (Count of Urgell)
Peter IV
Children include Constance (Queen consort of Sicily) Joanna (Countess consort of Ampurias) John (King of Aragon, Valencia and Majorca; Count of Barcelona; Duke of Athens and Neopatria) Martin (King of Aragon, Valencia, Majorca, Sicily, Sardinia and Corsica; Count of Barcelona; Duke of Montblanc) Eleanor (Queen consort of Castile and Leon) Isabella (Countess consort of Urgell)
John I
Children include Joanna (Countess consort of Foix) Yolande (Queen consort of Naples; Duchess consort of Anjou; Countess consort of Provence, Maine and Piedmont)
Martin
Children include Martin (King of Sicily; Count of Luna; Lord of Segorbe)
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Yolande of Aragon (11 August 1381 – 14 November 1442) was Duchess of Anjou and Countess of Provence by marriage, who acted as regent of Provence during the minority of her son. Yolande played a crucial role in the struggles between France and England, influencing events such as the financing of Joan of Arc's army in 1429 that helped tip the balance in favour of the French. She was also known as Yolanda de Aragón and Violant d'Aragó. Tradition holds that she commissioned the famous Rohan Hours.