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   Violant or Violante of Aragon, also known as Yolanda of Aragon (8 June 1236 [citation needed] – 1301), was Queen consort of Castile and León from 1252 to 1284 as the wife of King Alfonso X of Castile .

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   Violant was chosen by John because he was a Francophile, and he used her as a political pawn as a way to strengthen ties between Aragon and France, and also as a way for the Aragonese crown to support the Avignon Papacy. She also had no real alternative to the proposal, as it was a guaranteed way to be protected and provided for, and she would ...

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   Why did Queen Violant live in Aragon?

   • During the reign of her son Sancho IV, and the latter's son, Ferdinand IV of Castile, Queen Violant lived almost permanently in Aragon and she supported the rights to the throne of Castile and León of her grandson, Alfonso de la Cerda. In 1276, Violant founded the Convent of San Pablo in Valladolid.

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   How did Queen Violant influence Aragonese culture?

   • Queen Violant was a cultural ambassador in Aragon. Her influence on Aragonese culture was pervasive, although by the time of her arrival in Aragon, there were already educated nobles who were fond of the arts and welcomed her introductions. Violant and Juan’s fascination of the French courts was criticized by some contemporaries.

   Yolande of Aragon: her mother, Violant de Bar, as a role model

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   Why was Violant important to the Aragonese dynasty?

   • Violant was fond of the French poet and musician Guillaume de Machaut, so she was instrumental in spreading his works and making them popular among Aragonese intellectuals. Their daughter, Yolande, tasted this intellectual splendor. More illustrious people thronged the royal court.

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   What role did Violant de Bar play in Aragon?

   • Because of her position of Queen-Lieutenant, Violant de Bar exercised the sovereignty over Aragon during her husband’s short reign. Those medieval and Renaissance queens who governed the realms of their sons or spouses were often vilified by their contemporaries, becoming objects of nasty rumors.

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   Violant or Violante of Aragon, also known as Yolanda of Aragon, was Queen consort of Castile and León as the wife of King Alfonso X. Violant was born in Zaragoza, the daughter of King James I of Aragon (1213–1276) and his second wife the queen Yolande of Hungary (ca.1215-1253).

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   May 27, 2017 · Violant of Bar was born in 1365, the daughter of Robert, Duke of Bar and Marie of Valois, a daughter of the French King John II. Violant had a pampered upbringing and was given the education of a royal princess. At the age of 15, she married the heir to the Crown of Aragon, John, Duke of Girona. John had recently been widowed, and his father ...

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   Aug 13, 2021 · Violant was a catalyst for cultural, economic, and political changes in Aragon, which were entrenched in the Aragonese court years before her marriage to Juan, but she facilitated their development. In this aspect, Catherine de’ Medici was perhaps a more revolutionary woman and politician.

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   Aug 13, 2021 · Tags: Aragon france medieval Spain Violant de Bar Violant of Bar Yolande of Aragon. Queen Violant (Yolande) of Aragon, died in Barcelona on the 13th of August 1431. Her only daughter was Yolande of Aragon, one of the most fascinating women in the history of France.

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   Dec 30, 2015 · Monday, 1 January 2018, 7:00 Moniek Bloks 2. The Kingdom of Castile was established in 1065 under King Sancho II of León and Castile. Ferdinand I of León had been Count of Castile and he became King of León by right of his wife, Sancha of León. He became King of León and Castile in 1037 and upon his death in 1065, Castile and León were ...