Queen Jeanne de Bourbon was a cousin-wife to King Charles V of France known as the Wise (le Sage). Jeanne was born on the 3rd of February 1338 at Château de Vincennes, in the town of Vincennes, to Pierre I de Bourbon, Duke de Bourbon, and Isabella de Valois, Princess...
Violant de Bar, mother of Yolande of Aragon
Violant (or Yolande) de Bar was the 8th of 11 children of Robert I, Duke de Bar, and Marie de Valois, Princess of France and daughter of King Jean II of France called the Good (le Bon). Violant’s uncle was King Charles V the Wise (le Sage), at whose court...
Yolande of Aragon: her mother, Violant de Bar, as a role model
Yolande of Aragon was born on the 11th of August 1384 in Zaragoza, in Aragon. She was the only surviving daughter of King Juan (or John) I of Aragon (born in 1350) and Violant (or Yolande) de Bar (born c 1365). In order not to confuse mother and daughter, I...