Yolanda of Courtenay

Yolanda of Courtenay
Yolanda of Courtenay
Queen consort of Hungary
Tenure	1215–1233
Coronation	1215
Born	c. 1200
Died	June 1233
Spouse	Andrew II of Hungary
Issue	Yolanda, Queen of Aragon
House	Courtenay
Father	Peter II of Courtenay
Mother	Yolanda of Flanders

Yolanda of Courtenay (c. 1200 – June 1233), was a queen of Hungary^[1] as the second wife of King Andrew II of Hungary.^[2]^[3]

Yolanda was the daughter of Count Peter II of Courtenay and his second wife, Yolanda of Flanders, the sister of Baldwin I and Henry I, the emperors of Constantinople.^[2] Her marriage with King Andrew II, whose first wife, Gertrude had been murdered by conspirators on 28 September 1213, was arranged by her uncle, the Emperor Henry I.^[4]^[5]

Their marriage was celebrated in February 1215 in Székesfehérvár and John, Archbishop of Esztergom crowned her queen consort. However, Bishop Robert of Veszprém sent a complaint to Pope Innocent III, because the coronation of the queens 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 confirmed the privilege of the See of Veszprém.^[2]

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.

During her time as queen she appears to have had some level of power.^[2] For instance, she received several letters from the Pope, Honorius III, and at some points granted land to citizens.^[2]

Yolanda maintained good relations with her husband's children from his first marriage. Her husband survived her. She was buried in the Egres Abbey of the White Monks.^[4]

Marriages and children

By her marriage with Andrew II of Hungary (c. 1177 – 21 September 1235) she had:

Yolanda (c. 1215 – 12 October 1251), wife of King James I of Aragon

Sources

Soltész, István: Árpád-házi királynék (Gabo, 1999)
Kristó, Gyula - Makk, Ferenc: Az Árpád-ház uralkodói (IPC Könyvek, 1996)

^ "Magyar Életrajzi Lexikon".
^ ^a ^b ^c ^d ^e Mielke, Christopher (2021-04-21). The Archaeology and Material Culture of Queenship in Medieval Hungary, 1000–1395. Springer Nature. ISBN 978-3-030-66511-1.
^ Setton, Kenneth M.; Wolff, Robert Lee; Hazard, Harry W. (1969). A History of the Crusades. Univ of Wisconsin Press. ISBN 978-0-299-04844-0.
^ ^a ^b Jaritz, Gerhard; Szende, Katalin (2016-05-12). Medieval East Central Europe in a Comparative Perspective: From Frontier Zones to Lands in Focus. Routledge. ISBN 978-1-317-21225-6.
^ Bak, János M.; Nagy, edited by Balázs (2023-05-31). Studying Medieval Rulers and Their Subjects: Central Europe and Beyond. Taylor & Francis. ISBN 978-1-000-93904-0. {{cite book}}: |first2= has generic name (help)

Royal titles
Yolanda of Courtenay Capetian dynasty Born: c. 1200 Died: 1233
Preceded by Gertrude of Merania	Queen consort of Hungary 1215–1233	Succeeded by Beatrice d'Este

[1] "Magyar Életrajzi Lexikon".

[:0-2] Mielke, Christopher (2021-04-21). The Archaeology and Material Culture of Queenship in Medieval Hungary, 1000–1395. Springer Nature. ISBN 978-3-030-66511-1.

[3] Setton, Kenneth M.; Wolff, Robert Lee; Hazard, Harry W. (1969). A History of the Crusades. Univ of Wisconsin Press. ISBN 978-0-299-04844-0.

[:1-4] Jaritz, Gerhard; Szende, Katalin (2016-05-12). Medieval East Central Europe in a Comparative Perspective: From Frontier Zones to Lands in Focus. Routledge. ISBN 978-1-317-21225-6.

[5] Bak, János M.; Nagy, edited by Balázs (2023-05-31). Studying Medieval Rulers and Their Subjects: Central Europe and Beyond. Taylor & Francis. ISBN 978-1-000-93904-0. {{cite book}}: |first2= has generic name (help)

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