List of Famous people named Yolande

Similar names: Yolanda, Yolandi, Iolande. Here are some famous Yolandes:

Yolande Moreau

Yolande Moreau is a Belgian comedian, actress, film director and screenwriter. She has won three César Awards from four nominations.

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Yolande de Polastron

Yolande Martine Gabrielle de Polastron
First Name Yolande
Died on December 9, 1793

Yolande Martine Gabrielle de Polastron, Duchess of Polignac was the favourite of Marie Antoinette, whom she first met when she was presented at the Palace of Versailles in 1775, the year after Marie Antoinette became the Queen of France. She was considered one of the great beauties of pre-Revolutionary society, but her extravagance and exclusivity earned her many enemies.

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Yolande of Anjou

First Name Yolande
Born on November 2, 1428
Died on March 23, 1483 (aged 54)
Born in France, Grand Est

Yolande, was Duchess of Lorraine (1473) and Bar (1480). She was the daughter of Isabella, Duchess of Lorraine, and René of Anjou. 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.

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Yolande of Valois

First Name Yolande
Born on September 23, 1434
Died on August 23, 1478 (aged 43)

Yolande of Valois was a Duchess consort of Savoy by marriage to Duke Amadeus IX of Savoy, and regent of Savoy during the minority of her son Philibert I of Savoy from 1472 until 1478. She was named after her grandmother, Yolande of Aragon. She is sometimes known as Yolande of France.

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Yolande II, Countess of Nevers

First Name Yolande
Born on December 1, 1247
Died on June 2, 1280 (aged 32)

Yolande II or Yolande of Nevers, was the daughter of Odo of Burgundy, and Matilda II, Countess of Nevers.

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Yolande of Aragon, Duchess of Calabria

First Name Yolande
Born on November 30, 1272
Died on July 31, 1302 (aged 29)
Born in Spain

Yolanda of Aragon was the daughter of Peter III of Aragon and Constance of Sicily. She married Robert of Naples, but was never Queen of Naples since she died before her husband inherited the throne.

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Yolande James

First Name Yolande
Born on November 21, 1977 (age 46)
Born in Canada, Quebec

Yolande James is a former Quebec provincial politician. She was the first black female MNA and the youngest, as well as the first black cabinet minister in Quebec history. A member of the Quebec Liberal Party, she represented the multicultural riding of Nelligan in the Island of Montreal from 2004 to 2014.

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Yolande de Wassenberg

First Name Yolande
Born on November 30, 1089
Died on November 30, 1130 (aged 41)
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Yolande of Dreux

First Name Yolande
Born on November 30, 1262
Died on August 2, 1322 (aged 59)

Yolande of Dreux was a sovereign Countess of Montfort from 1311 until 1322. Through her first marriage to Alexander III of Scotland, Yolande became Queen consort of the Kingdom of Scotland. Through her second marriage to Arthur II, Duke of Brittany, she became Duchess Consort of Brittany.

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Yolande of Aragon

First Name Yolande
Born on August 11, 1384
Died on November 14, 1442 (aged 58)
Born in Spain, Aragon

Yolande of Aragon was Duchess of Anjou and Countess of Provence by marriage, who acted regent of Provence during the minority of her son. She was a daughter of John I of Aragon and his wife Yolande of Bar. Yolande played a crucial role in the struggles between France and England, influencing events such as the financing of Joan of Arc's army in 1429 that helped tip the balance in favour of the French. She was also known as Yolanda de Aragón and Violant d'Aragó. Tradition holds that she commissioned the famous Rohan Hours.

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