John I of Dreux (1215–1249), Count of Dreux and Braine, was the son of Robert III of Dreux[1] and Annora (Aenor) of Saint-Valéry.
John I, Count of Dreux | |
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| Born | 1215 |
| Died | 1249 |
| Noble family | House of Dreux |
| Spouse(s) | Marie of Bourbon |
| Issue | Robert IV Yolande |
| Father | Robert III of Dreux |
| Mother | Annora of Saint-Valéry |
Life
editKnighted by King Louis IX of France, John accompanied the king on several campaigns, firstly in Poitou in 1242, where he fought at the Battle of Taillebourg. In 1249 he joined the king on the Seventh Crusade to Egypt, but died at Nicosia in the Kingdom of Cyprus before arriving.[2]
In 1240 he married Marie (1220–1274), daughter of Archambaud VIII of Bourbon.[2] They had three children:
- Robert IV (1241–1282), succeeded his father.[1]
- John, joined Knights Templar[3]
- Yolande, became the second wife of John I, Count of Dammartin.[3]
References
edit- ^ a b Bubenicek 2002, p. 54.
- ^ a b Schenk 2012, p. 201.
- ^ a b Morganstern 2000, p. 43.
Sources
edit- Bubenicek, Michelle (2002). Quand les femmes gouvernent: droit et politique au XIVe siècle:Yolande de Flandre, Droit et politique au XIV siecle (in French). Ecole des Chartes.
- Morganstern, Anne McGee (2000). Gothic Tombs of Kinship in France, the Low Countries, and England. Penn State University Press.
- Schenk, Jochen (2012). Templar Families: Landowning Families and the Order of the Temple in France, c. 1120-1307. Cambridge University Press.
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