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Yolande Louise of Savoy (1487–1499) was
Yolande Louise of Savoy (1487–1499) was Duchess of Savoy
This is a list of consorts of the Savoyard monarchs.
Countess of Savoy, 1003–1416
Duchess of Savoy, 1416–1713
;As courtesy title
Queen of Sardinia, 1720–1861
Between 1859 and 1861 the Kingdom of Sardinia incorporated the majo ...
as the wife of Philibert II, Duke of Savoy
Philibert II (10 April 1480 – 10 September 1504), nicknamed the Handsome or the Good, was the Duke of Savoy from 1497 until his death.
Biography
Born in Pont-d'Ain, Philibert was the son of Philip (Filippo) the Landless and his first wife ...
.
Biography
She was daughter of DukeCharles I of Savoy
Charles I (28 March 1468 Carignano, Piedmont – 13 March 1490 Pinerolo), called the Warrior, was the Duke of Savoy from 1482 to 1490 and titular king of Cyprus, Jerusalem, and Armenia from 1485 to 1490.
Life
Charles was son of Amadeus IX, D ...
, the Warrior, and Blanche of Montferrat
Blanche of Montferrat ( it, Bianca di Monferrato; 1472 – 30 March 1519) was Duchess of Savoy as the wife of Charles I of Savoy.Bianca di Monferrato, in Dizionario biografico degli italiani, Istituto dell'Enciclopedia Italiana. She acted as rege ...
, as well as granddaughter of Philibert's late uncle, Duke Amedeo IX of Savoy
Amadeus IX (1 February 1435 – 30 March 1472), nicknamed the Happy, was the Duke of Savoy from 1465 to 1472. The Catholic Church venerates him with a liturgical feast on March 30.
Life
He was born at Thonon-les-Bains, the son of Louis, Duke o ...
. She was the heir-general of her brother, father, grandfather, and also grandmother Yolande of France
Yolande of Valois (23 September 1434 – 23 August 1478), also called Yolande of France, was Duchess of Savoy by marriage to Duke Amadeus IX of Savoy, and regent of Savoy during the minority of her son Philibert I of Savoy from 1472 until 1 ...
, the eldest surviving daughter of King Charles VII of France
Charles VII (22 February 1403 – 22 July 1461), called the Victorious (french: le Victorieux) or the Well-Served (), was King of France from 1422 to his death in 1461.
In the midst of the Hundred Years' War, Charles VII inherited the throne of F ...
. Her birth-right, after the death of her brother, was the succession of the kingdoms of Cyprus and Jerusalem, although Philibert's father took those titles.
In 1496, her brother Duke Charles II of Savoy
Charles II or Charles John Amadeus (''Carlo Giovanni Amedeo'' in Italian) (23 June 1489, Turin, Piedmont – 16 April 1496), was the Duke of Savoy from 1490 to 1496 but his mother Blanche of Montferrat (1472–1519) was the actual ruler as ...
died childless, being the male heir of the line of Savoy, and her uncle became sovereign. The same year, she was married to Philibert, her cousin and the new heir to the throne. The marriage produced no heirs.
Next year, Philibert's father died and he succeeded as Duke of Savoy. The couple then advanced their claims and took the titles Queen and King of Cyprus, Jerusalem and Armenia.
In 1499, the 12-year-old died, childless. Her heir was her first cousin, Princess Charlotte of Naples
Charlotte of Naples ( – 1506), also known as Charlotte of Aragon and Princess of Taranto, was the eldest daughter and eventual heiress of King Frederick of Naples. Although her father was dispossessed of his kingdom, her descendants, the House ...
, later Countess of Laval. Philibert continued to use the titles of Cyprus etc., despite the death of his first wife.
In fiction
She is the subject of a novel by Maud Stricane: ''L'oubliée de Hautecombe'' (2005)References
Sources
* 1487 births 1499 deaths Duchesses of Savoy Burials at Hautecombe Abbey {{Women's-History-stub