Background
She was a daughter of King Charles VII of France, "The Victorious," and Marie of Anjou.
She was a daughter of King Charles VII of France, "The Victorious," and Marie of Anjou.
She is sometimes known as Yolande of France. Yolande acted as regent of Savoy in 1472-1478. Her husband"s retiring disposition and epilepsy left her in control of the state, to struggle with the Savoyard barons.
After the humiliation of Burgundy at the Battle of Grandson in 1476, the duke accused her of being in league with Louis and imprisoned her.
With Amadeus she had ten children:
Louis of Savoy (1453)
Anne of Savoy (1455–1480), married Frederick of Aragon (1452–1504), prince of Altamura
Charles of Savoy (1456–1471), Prince of Piedmont
Maria of Savoy (1460–1511)
Louise of Savoy (1462–1503), married in 1479 to Hugh de Chalon
Philibert I of Savoy (1465–1482)
Bernard of Savoy (1467)
Charles I of Savoy (1468–1490)
James Louis of Savoy (1470–1485), Count of the Genevois, France
John Claude Galeazzo of Savoy (1472).