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Personal data Yolanda OF HUNGARY 

• Also known as Blessed Yolanda.
• She was born in the year 1235 in Esztergom, Hungary.
• She died in the year 1298 in Gniezno, Poland, she was 63 years old.
• A child of Bela IV OF HUNGARY and Maria LASKARINA

Household of Yolanda OF HUNGARY

She is married to Boleslaw OF POLAND.

They got married in the year 1257, she was 22 years old.

Child(ren):

1. Elisabeth OF KALISZ  1263-1304 
2. Hedwig OF KALISZ  ± 1266-1339 

• The couple has common ancestors.



Notes about Yolanda OF HUNGARY

Blessed Yolanda of Poland (also known as Helen) (1235-1298) was the daughter of King Béla IV of Hungary and Maria Laskarina. She was the sister of Saint Margaret of Hungary and Saint Kinga (Cunegunda). One of her paternal aunts was the great Franciscan saint, Elizabeth of Hungary.

As a young girl, Yolanda was sent to Poland, to be tutored under the supervision of her sister, Kinga, who was married to the Duke of Poland. There, she was encouraged to marry Boleslaw the Pious, which she did in 1257. They had three daughters:
Elisabeth of Kalisz (1263 - 28 September 1304). Married Henry V, Duke of Legnica
Hedwig of Kalisz (1266 - 10 December 1339). Married Wladyslaw I the Elbow-high, King of Poland
Anna of Kalisz (born 1278, date of death unknown). A nun in Gniezno

During the time of her marriage, she was noted for her great services to the poor and needy of the country, as well as being a major benefactor of the monasteries, friaries and hospitals connected to them. Her husband gave her so much support in her charities, that he earned the nickname, "the Pious." She was widowed in 1279.

Following Boleslaus' death, Yolanda and Kinga, along with one of Yolanda's daughters, retired to the Poor Clare monastery Kinga had founded in Sandez. Forced to relocate due to armed conflict in the region, Yolanda founded a new monastery in Gniezno. She was persuaded to become abbess of the community shortly before her death.

She has been declared as a candidate for sainthood. Her sisters, Kinga and Margaret, have already been canonized.

Source: Wikipedia

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