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Yolande of Brittany (late 1218 – 10 October 1272), also known as Yolande de Dreux, was the ruler of the counties of Penthièvre and Porhoet in the Duchy of Brittany. Yolande had been betrothed to King Henry III of England in 1226 at the age of seven years, [1] but married Hugh XI of Lusignan, [2] the half-brother of Henry III.
Apr 5, 2024 · Yolande de Dreux, Countess of Penthièvre and of Porhoet (late 1218 – 10 October 1272) was a French noblewoman and a suo jure countess. By her marriage to Hugh XI of Lusignan, the eldest uterine half-brother of King Henry III of England, she became Countess of La Marche and of Angoulême.
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- Hugh XI of Lusignan, Count of La Marche
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The Duke of Brittany, Pierre Mauclerc, founder of the Breton House of Dreux, gave it as dowry to his daughter, Yolande, on her marriage in 1238 to Hugh XI of Lusignan, Count of La Marche. John I, Duke of Brittany, Yolande's brother, seized the countship on her death in 1272.
Oct 15, 2021 · Yolande de Dreux, Countess of Penthièvre and of Porhoet (late 1218 – 10 October 1272), was born in Dreux, France at the end of 1218, the only daughter of Peter I, Duke of Brittany and Alix of Thouars, Duchess of Brittany. She was a Breton noblewoman and a suo jure Breton countess within the sovereign Duchy of Brittany.
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- Hugues (Lusignan) Marche
Yolande de Dreux, Countess of Penthièvre and of Porhoet (late 1218 – 10 October 1272) was a Breton noblewoman and a suo jure Breton countess within the sovereign Duchy of Brittany. Yolande had been betrothed to King Henry III of England in 1226 at the age of seven years.
Yolande de Dreux (d. 1272) Countess of Marche. Died in 1272; daughter of Peter Mauclerk, count of Brittany; married Hugh le Lusignan (b. around 1221), count of Marche and Angoulême; children: Hugh XII, count of Marche and Angouleme; Alice de Lusignan (d. 1290); Mary de Lusignan.
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