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

Yolanda was the daughter of CountPeter II of Courtenay and his second wife,Yolanda of Flanders, the sister ofBaldwin I andHenry I, the emperors ofConstantinople.^[2] Her marriage with King Andrew II, whose first wife,Gertrude had beenmurdered by conspirators on 28 September 1213, was arranged by her uncle, the Emperor Henry I.^[4][5]

Their marriage was celebrated in February 1215 inSzékesfehérvár andJohn, Archbishop of Esztergom crowned her queen consort. However,Bishop Robert of Veszprém sent a complaint toPope Innocent III, because the coronation of the queens consort in Hungary had been traditionally the privilege ofhis see. The Pope sent a legate to Hungary in order to investigate the complaint and confirmed the privilege of theSee 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 theEgres Abbey of theWhite Monks.^[4]

Queen Yolanda was instrumental (c. 1230) in arranging the marriage betweenMatilda (daughter of her sisterMargaret of Courtenay), andJohn Angelos (son of Yolanda's sister-in-lawMargaret of Hungary).^[6][7][8]

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

• Yolanda (c. 1215 – 12 October 1251), wife of KingJames I of Aragon

• 12th-century births
• 1233 deaths
• Capetian House of Courtenay
• Queens consort of Hungary
• 13th-century Hungarian people
• 13th-century Hungarian women
• 12th-century Hungarian people
• 12th-century Hungarian women
• 13th-century French nobility
• 13th-century French women
• 12th-century French nobility
• 12th-century French women
• Daughters of emperors

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