In the 19th century, a romanticised version of her early life was popularised by the play King René's Daughter by Henrik Hertz, in which she is portrayed as a beautiful blind princess living in an isolated garden paradise. It was later adapted to Tchaikovsky's opera Iolanta. There is no evidence that she was ever blind.
In 1445, she married her second cousinFrederick II, Count of Vaudémont (1420–1470), at Nancy.[1] The marriage was a dynastic alliance, arranged to end the dispute which existed between René of Anjou and Frederick's father, Antoine of Vaudémont, regarding the succession to the Duchy of Lorraine.
In 1473, on the death of her nephew Nicolas, she inherited the Duchy of Lorraine, but passed it immediately to her eldest son René II. In 1480, after the death of her father, she did the same with the Duchy of Bar. She died on 23 March 1483, which was the birthday of her sister Queen Margaret, who had died the previous summer. Yolande was 54 years old.
Cultural references
Butter sculpture of "The Dreaming Iolanthe", depicting the blind Yolande, as portrayed in Henrik Hertz's play King René's Daughter, by Caroline Shawk Brooks, 1876
In 1845 the Danish poet Henrik Hertz wrote the poetic drama Kong Renés Datter (King René’s Daughter), a romanticised account of her life, in which she is depicted as a beautiful sixteen-year-old princess who lives in a protected garden paradise. Blinded in a childhood accident, her attendants must keep from her the knowledge that she is blind, while a Moorish physician conducts a long slow medical procedure to restore her sight. Once it is complete, she must be told of her blindness to awaken the desire to see. Count Vaudémont arrives for his arranged marriage, which he resents. He accidentally finds her secret garden, and falls in love with her without knowing who she is. He discovers she is blind, and tells her so, but she cannot understand him. However, the physician is now able to complete the treatment and she is cured.
The portrayal of Yolande as a saintly dreaming beauty (regularly placed in an entranced sleep by the physician) was immensely popular. The play was translated into numerous languages. The Russian translation by Fyodor Miller was adapted by Vladimir Zotov, whose version was used as the basis for the opera Iolanta, written by Tchaikovsky, with libretto by his brother Modest Ilyich Tchaikovsky. It received its premiere on 18 December 1892 in St. Petersburg.[3]
The heroine's name was given as "Iolanthe" in the original Danish version and in the English translation by Theodore Martin, making this version of her name familiar in the 19th century. In 1913 a silent film of Hertz's play was made by the Thanhouser Company, starring Maude Fealy as Yolande.[4] It was also adapted in 1990 as the German film Das Licht der Liebe.[5]
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For the Queen of Aragon see Violant of Bar Yolande 2 November 1428 Nancy 23 March 1483 Nancy was Duchess of Lorraine 1473 and Bar 1480 She was the daughter of Isabella Duchess of Lorraine and Rene of Anjou King of Naples Duke of Anjou Bar and Lorraine Count of Provence 1 Though she was nominally in control of major territories she ceded her power and titles to her husband and her son In addition her younger sister was Margaret of Anjou Queen of England YolandeDuchess of LorraineA 17th century drawing of a now lost 15th century stained glass window depicting YolandeBorn2 November 1428NancyDied23 March 1483 1483 03 23 aged 54 NancySpouseFrederick II Count of Vaudemont m 1445 died 1470 wbr IssueRene II Duke of Lorraine Nicolas Lord of Joinville Jeanne Duchess of Anjou Yolande Landgravine of Hesse Marguerite Duchess of AlenconNamesYolande de LorraineHouseValois AnjouFatherRene King of NaplesMotherIsabella Duchess of LorraineIn the 19th century a romanticised version of her early life was popularised by the play King Rene s Daughter by Henrik Hertz in which she is portrayed as a beautiful blind princess living in an isolated garden paradise It was later adapted to Tchaikovsky s opera Iolanta There is no evidence that she was ever blind Contents 1 Marriage and children 2 Children 3 Reign 4 Cultural references 5 Notes 6 SourcesMarriage and children EditIn 1445 she married her second cousin Frederick II Count of Vaudemont 1420 1470 at Nancy 1 The marriage was a dynastic alliance arranged to end the dispute which existed between Rene of Anjou and Frederick s father Antoine of Vaudemont regarding the succession to the Duchy of Lorraine Children EditRene future Duke of Lorraine 1451 1508 Duke of Lorraine 1 On 1 September 1485 he married secondly Philippa of Guelders Nicolas of Lorraine Lord of Joinville and Bauffremont died in 1476 Peter of Lorraine died in 1451 Jeanne of Lorraine 1458 25 January 1480 married in 1474 to Charles IV Duke of Anjou 2 Yolande of Lorraine who died in 1500 married in 1497 to William II Landgrave of Hesse by whom she had issue Marguerite of Lorraine 1463 1521 married in 1488 to Rene Duke of Alencon 1454 1492 Reign EditIn 1473 on the death of her nephew Nicolas she inherited the Duchy of Lorraine but passed it immediately to her eldest son Rene II In 1480 after the death of her father she did the same with the Duchy of Bar She died on 23 March 1483 which was the birthday of her sister Queen Margaret who had died the previous summer Yolande was 54 years old Cultural references Edit Butter sculpture of The Dreaming Iolanthe depicting the blind Yolande as portrayed in Henrik Hertz s play King Rene s Daughter by Caroline Shawk Brooks 1876In 1845 the Danish poet Henrik Hertz wrote the poetic drama Kong Renes Datter King Rene s Daughter a romanticised account of her life in which she is depicted as a beautiful sixteen year old princess who lives in a protected garden paradise Blinded in a childhood accident her attendants must keep from her the knowledge that she is blind while a Moorish physician conducts a long slow medical procedure to restore her sight Once it is complete she must be told of her blindness to awaken the desire to see Count Vaudemont arrives for his arranged marriage which he resents He accidentally finds her secret garden and falls in love with her without knowing who she is He discovers she is blind and tells her so but she cannot understand him However the physician is now able to complete the treatment and she is cured The portrayal of Yolande as a saintly dreaming beauty regularly placed in an entranced sleep by the physician was immensely popular The play was translated into numerous languages The Russian translation by Fyodor Miller was adapted by Vladimir Zotov whose version was used as the basis for the opera Iolanta written by Tchaikovsky with libretto by his brother Modest Ilyich Tchaikovsky It received its premiere on 18 December 1892 in St Petersburg 3 The heroine s name was given as Iolanthe in the original Danish version and in the English translation by Theodore Martin making this version of her name familiar in the 19th century In 1913 a silent film of Hertz s play was made by the Thanhouser Company starring Maude Fealy as Yolande 4 It was also adapted in 1990 as the German film Das Licht der Liebe 5 In the pseudohistorical book The Holy Blood and the Holy Grail Yolande de Bar was alleged to have been the tenth Grand Master of the Priory of Sion succeeding her father King Rene The evidence for this claim was derived from the Dossiers Secrets d Henri Lobineau forged documents created in 1967 Notes Edit a b c Kekewich 2008 p xiv Potter 1995 p 374 Wheeler Victor 2011 Dicapo Opera Tchaikovsky s Iolanta www classicalsource com Retrieved 2011 12 18 King s Rene s Daughter Thanhouser films Das Licht der Liebe 1990 Sources EditKekewich Margaret L 2008 The Good King Rene of Anjou and Fifteenth Century Europe Palgrave Macmillan Potter David 1995 A History of France 1460 1560 The Emergence of a Nation State St Martin s Press Yolande Duchess of LorraineHouse of Valois AnjouCadet branch of the House of ValoisBorn 2 November 1428 Died 23 March 1483Preceded by Nicholas I Duchess of Lorraine1473 Succeeded by Rene IIPreceded by Rene I of Anjou Duchess of Bar1480 Retrieved from https en wikipedia org w index php title Yolande Duchess of Lorraine amp oldid 1124281975, wikipedia, wiki, book, books, library,
