Violant of Hungary

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Tomb at Vallbona de les Monges.

Violant of Hungary (Kingdom of Hungary, c. 1216 – 1253) was Queen consort of James I of Aragon. She is also called Yolanda or Violante de Hungría in Spanish and Iolanda or Violant d'Hongria in Catalan .

Violant was a daughter of Andrew II of Hungary and Violant of Courtenay.

She married James I in 1235, being his second wife, and had several children:

1. Violant of Aragon (1236-1301), queen of Castile by her marriage to Alfonso X.

2. Constance of Aragon (1239-1269), infanta of Castile by her marriage to Juan Manuel of Castile, son of Ferdinand III of Castile.

3. Peter III of Aragon (1240-1285).

4. James II of Majorca (1243-1311).

5. Ferdinand of Aragon (1245-1250).

6. Sancha of Aragon (1246-1251).

7. Isabella of Aragon (1247-1271), married Philip III of France

8. Maria of Aragon (1248-1267), nun.

9. Sancho, Archbishop of Toledo (1250-1275)

10. Elionor of Aragon (1251-?, young)

Violant and her daughter Sancha's remains are at the monastery of Santa María de Vallbona in Lerida.

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ca:Violant d'Hongria de:Yolanda von Ungarn es:Violante de Hungría it:Iolanda d'Ungheria pt:Iolanda da Hungria

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