Isabella II of Jerusalem

Isabella II (1212  4 May 1228), sometimes erroneously called Yolanda, was a princess of French origin, the daughter of Maria, the queen-regnant of Jerusalem, and her husband, John of Brienne. She was reigning Queen of Jerusalem from 1212 until her death in 1228. By marriage to Frederick II, Holy Roman Emperor, Isabella also became Holy Roman Empress and Queen of Sicily and Germany.

Isabella II
The death of Queen Isabella (From MS of William of Tyre's Historia and Old French Continuation, painted in Acre, 13C. Bib. Nat. Française)
Queen of Jerusalem
Reign1212  4 May 1228
Coronation1225
PredecessorMaria
SuccessorConrad II
Co-rulerJohn (1212–1225) and Frederick (1225–1228)
Holy Roman Empress;
Queen consort of Sicily and Germany
Tenure1225  4 May 1228
Bornc. 1212
Died4 May 1228 (aged 1516)
Andria, Kingdom of Sicily
Burial
SpouseFrederick II, Holy Roman Emperor
IssueConrad II of Jerusalem
HouseHouse of Brienne
FatherJohn of Brienne
MotherMaria of Montferrat
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