Robert III, Count of Dreux
Robert III of Dreux (1185–1234), Count of Dreux and Braine, was the son of Robert II, Count of Dreux, and Yolanda de Coucy.[1] He was given the byname Gasteblé (lit. wheat-spoiler) when he destroyed a field of wheat while hunting in his youth.
Robert III, Count of Dreux | |
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 Robert III of Dreux | |
| Born | 1185 |
| Died | 1234 (aged 48–49) |
| Noble family | Dreux |
| Spouse(s) | Alianor de St. Valéry |
| Issue | |
| Father | Robert II of Dreux |
| Mother | Yolanda de Coucy |
Along with his brother Peter, Duke of Brittany he fought with future Louis VIII of France in 1212 at Nantes and was captured there during a sortie.[2] Exchanged after the Battle of Bouvines for William Longsword, Earl of Salisbury, he fought in the Albigensian Crusade, besieging Avignon in 1226. He was a supporter of Blanche of Castile during her regency after the death of Louis VIII in 1226.
In 1210 he married Alianor de St. Valéry (1192–15 Nov 1250) and they had several children:
- Yolande of Dreux (1212–1248), who married Hugh IV, Duke of Burgundy[3]
- John I (1215–1249), later Count of Dreux.[3]
- Robert (1217–1264), Viscount of Châteaudun.
- Peter (1220–1250), a cleric.
Notes
- Theodore Evergates, The Aristocracy in the County of Champagne, 1100-1300, (University of Pennsylvania Press, 2007), 229.
- Sidney Painter, William Marshal, Knight-Errant, Baron, and Regent of England, (University of Toronto Press, 1982), 254.
- Michelle Bubenicek, Quand les femmes gouvernent: droit et politique au XIVe siècle:Yolande de Flandre, Droit et politique au XIV siecle, (Ecole des Chartes, 2002), 54-55.
References
- Bubenicek, Michelle, Quand les femmes gouvernent: droit et politique au XIVe siècle:Yolande de Flandre, Droit et politique au XIV siecle, Ecole des Chartes, 2002
- Evergates, Theodore, The aristocracy in the county of Champagne, 1100-1300, University of Pennsylvania Press, 2007.
- Painter, Sidney, William Marshal, Knight-Errant, Baron, and Regent of England, University of Toronto Press, 1982.
Robert III, Count of Dreux Born: 1185 Died: 1234 | ||
| Preceded by Robert II |
Count of Dreux 1218–1234 |
Succeeded by John I |
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