| History |
Yolande de Courtenay was born about 1200, the daughter of Pierre II de Courtenay and his second wife Yolande of Flanders, the sister of Baudouin VI-IX and Henri, successive emperors of Constantinople. Her marriage with András II, king of Hungary, whose first wife Gertrud von Meran had been murdered by conspirators on 24 September 1213, was arranged by her uncle Emperor Henri I. András was the son of Béla III, king of Hungary, and Agnes of Antioch.
The marriage of Yolande and András was celebrated in February 1215 in Székesfehérvár and Archbishop John of Esztergom crowned her queen consort. However, Bishop Robert of Veszprém sent a complaint to Pope Innocent III, because the coronation of the queen consort in Hungary had been traditionally the privilege of his see. The pope sent a legate to Hungary in order to investigate the complaint, and he confirmed the privilege of the see of Veszprém.
Following her uncle\'s death on 11 July 1216, her husband was planning to acquire the imperial crown for himself, but the barons of the Latin Empire proclaimed her father emperor instead.
Yolande and András had a daughter Violante who would have progeny, marrying Jaime I \'the Conqueror\', king of Aragón. Yolande maintained good relations with her husband\'s children from his first marriage. She died in 1233, and her husband survived her by two years. She was buried in the White Monks\' Abbey in Egres. [1] |
Ellie Wood Keith Genealogy
Abt 1200 - 1233 (~ 33 years)