Yolande of Dreux, Duchess of Burgundy

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Yolande of Dreux
Duchess consort of Burgundy
Tenure1229 – 30 October 1248
Born1212
Died1248 (aged 3536)
Spouse Hugh IV of Burgundy
Issue
House Dreux
Father Robert III of Dreux
MotherAlianor de St. Valéry

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:

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Yolande of Dreux, Duchess of Burgundy
Cadet branch of the Capetian dynasty
Born: 1212 Died: 1248
Royal titles
Preceded by Duchess consort of Burgundy
1218–1248
Succeeded by