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Yolande of Valois

1434–1478

Born
2 Oct 1434, Tours
Country of birth
France
Died
1 Sep 1478, Chambéry
facts
9
sources
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  • Birth2 Oct 1434, ToursProbable1 source
  • Death1 Sep 1478, ChambéryProbable1 source
  • TitleregentConfirmed1 competing claim1 source
  • TitleDuke ConsortConfirmed1 competing claim1 source
  • UnionAmadeus IX, Duke of SavoyConfirmed1 source

A life in time

  1. Born · Tours

    Birth, Tours

  2. Child born: Anne of Savoy

    Birth

  3. Died · Chambéry

    Death, Chambéry

What was it like?

The world around Tours, 1434: who ruled, who else was alive, how people lived. This is general history, not a record about the family, and every item shows where it comes from.

Peasant men wore belts with pouches to carry essential tools, such as sharpening stones or sewing implements.

Known for

Yolande of Valois, also called Yolande of France, was a princess of the House of Valois who became Duchess of Savoy by marriage to Duke Amadeus IX of Savoy, and regent of Savoy during the minority of her son Philibert I from 1472 until 1478.

Titles held

  • regent
  • Duke Consort

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Four generations back to the right, the children to the left. The number beside a child counts the generations of descendants known after them.