Yolande of Brittany | |
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| Countess of Penthrièvre and Porhoet | |
 Yolande of Brittany represented on a window in Chartres Cathedral | |
| Born | late 1218 Dreux, France |
| Died | 10 October 1272 Chateau of Bouteville, Charente, France |
| Noble family | Dreux |
| Spouse(s) | Hugh XI of Lusignan, Count of La Marche and Angoulême |
| Issue | Hugh XII of Lusignan, Count of La Marche and Angoulême Guy of Lusignan Geoffroy of Lusignan Alice of Lusignan Isabelle of Lusignan Marie of Lusignan Yolande of Lusignan |
| Father | Peter I, Duke of Brittany |
| Mother | Alix of Thouars |
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. Through Hugh, she became Countess of La Marche and of Angoulême. She was the mother of seven children. From 1250 to 1256, she acted as Regent of La Marche and Angoulême for her son, Hugh XII of Lusignan.
- ^ Painter, Sidney (2020-02-03). The Scourge of the Clergy: Peter of Dreux, Duke of Brittany. JHU Press. ISBN 978-1-4214-3658-6.
- ^ Painter 1937.