Violant of Hungary | |
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Queen consort of Aragon | |
Tenure | 1235 – 1251 |
Born | c. 1215 |
Died | c. 1251 (aged 36)? |
Burial | |
Spouse | James I of Aragon |
Issue | |
House | Árpád |
Father | Andrew II of Hungary |
Mother | Yolanda de Courtenay |
Violant of Hungary (Hungarian: Jolán; Catalan: Iolanda or Violant d'Hongria; Spanish: Yolanda or Violante de Hungría; c. 1215 – c. 1251) was the queen of Aragon from 1235 until 1251 as the second wife of King James I of Aragon. A member of the Hungarian House of Árpád, Queen Violant was a valuable and influential advisor of her husband. She remains in folk memory in Catalonia and Valencia.[citation needed]