Yolande of Bar Archives - History of Royal Women

The Yolanda Chronicles – Tracing Yolanda through history (Part two)

November 6, 2020 Moniek Bloks 0

This article was written by Carol. Read part one here. The name Yolanda frequently appears in the history books of the Middle Ages in Europe. It appears that almost all these Yolandas can be traced back to Yolanda of Guelders (c1090-1131), Countess of Hainault. In part one, we traced her descendants mainly through her great-grandaughter [read more]

Lost Kingdoms – Kingdom of Sardinia

May 7, 2018 Moniek Bloks 0

The Kingdom of Sardinia began its life in 1324 when King James II of Aragon claimed the territories as the Kingdom of Sardinia and Corsica. The Kingdom remained separate from the Crown of Aragon. House of Barcelona James II was married four times but as his first marriage to Isabella of Castile had been annulled, [read more]