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Margaret, Marchioness of Namur
Margaret, Marchioness of Namur (c. 1194 – 17 July 1270) was ruling Marchioness of Namur in 1229-1237. She was the daughter of Peter II of Courtenay and Yolanda of Flanders.
Life.
Margaret (called Sybille in some sources) married Raoul, lord of Issoudun in 1210. She succeeded her husband as Lady of Châteauneuf-sur-Cher and Mareuil-en-Berry in 1216. Soon after the death of her first husband she married Henry I, Count of
Yolanda of Vianden
Mother Yolanda (or Yolande, Iolanda) of Vianden, O.P., (1231–1283) was the youngest daughter of Count Henry I of Vianden and Margaret, Marchioness of Namur. She joined the Dominican monastery in Marienthal, Luxembourg, against the wishes of her parents when she was very young. She later became its devout prioress and is now a legend in the history of that nation.
The story of Yolanda.
Yolanda's lasting fame is due in large part to the epic poem "Yolanda von