Robert (Dreux) de Dreux (1154 - 1218)

Born 1154 in Braine, Aisne, Picardy, France

Ancestors

Descendants

Died 28 Dec 1218 at about age 64 in Braine, Aisne, Picardy, France

Biography

Father Robert I 'the Great', Comte de Perche, Seneschal of Champagne, Seigneur de Belleme, Longueville, Braine, & Baudmont^[1] b. c 1123, d. 11 Oct 1188

Mother Agnes de Longueville b. c 1130, d. 24 Jul 1204

Robert II, Comte de Dreux & Braine, Seigneur de Brie-Comte-Robert, Chilly, Fère-en-Tardenois, Longjumeau, Longueville, Nesle, Pont-Arcy, Quincy, Torcy, & Ville was born circa 1154.

He married Maud de Bourgogne, daughter of Raymond de Bourgogne, Comte de Grignon and Agnes de Thiers, circa 1178; No issue.

Robert II, Comte de Dreux & Braine, Seigneur de Brie-Comte-Robert, Chilly, Fère-en-Tardenois, Longjumeau, Longueville, Nesle, Pont-Arcy, Quincy, Torcy, & Ville and Maud de Bourgogne were divorced in 1181; Divorced on grounds of consanguinity.

Robert II, Comte de Dreux & Braine, Seigneur de Brie-Comte-Robert, Chilly, Fère-en-Tardenois, Longjumeau, Longueville, Nesle, Pont-Arcy, Quincy, Torcy, & Ville married Yolande de Coucy, daughter of Raoul I de Coucy, Seigneur de Coucy, Marle, la Fere-sur-Oise, Crecy, & Vervins and Agnes of Hainault, in 1184.

They had 5 sons (Sir Robert III, Comte de Dreux & Braine; Pierre, Duke of Brittany; Henri, Archbishop of Reims; Geoffroi, Seigneur de Rochecorbon; & Jean, Comte de Macon) & 7 daughters (Aliénor, wife of Hugues IV, Seigneur de Chateauneuf-en-Thymerais, & of Sir Robert de Chaumont, Seigneur de St. Clair; Isabelle, wife of Jean II, Comte de Roucy, Vicomte de Mareuil; Philippe (Philippine), wife of Henri II, Comte de Bar-le-Duc; Alix, wife of Gaucher IV, Seigneur de Salins, & of Renaud de Choiseul; Agnes, Etienne III, Comte d'Auxonne; Yolande, wife of Raoul II de Lusignan, Comte d'Eu; & Jeanne, Abbess of Fontevrault).^[2]

Robert II, Comte de Dreux & Braine, Seigneur de Brie-Comte-Robert, Chilly, Fère-en-Tardenois, Longjumeau, Longueville, Nesle, Pont-Arcy, Quincy, Torcy, & Ville On 3rd Crusade. in 1191.

He died on 28 December 1218.^[3]

Family 1

• Maud de Bourgogne b. c 1150, d. 1192

Family 2

• Yolande de Coucy b. c 1168, d. 22 Mar 1222

Children

• Sir Robert III, Comte de Dreux & Braine
• Pierre, Duke of Brittany
• Henri, Archbishop of Reims
• Geoffroi, Seigneur de Rochecorbon
• Jean, Comte de Macon
• Aliénor, wife of Hugues IV, Seigneur de Chateauneuf-en-Thymerais, & of Sir Robert de Chaumont, Seigneur de St. Clair
• Isabelle, wife of Jean II, Comte de Roucy, Vicomte de Mareuil
• Philippe (Philippine), wife of Henri II, Comte de Bar-le-Duc
• Alix, wife of Gaucher IV, Seigneur de Salins, & of Renaud de Choiseul
• Agnes wife of Etienne III, Comte d'Auxonne
• Yolande, wife of Raoul II de Lusignan, Comte d'Eu
• Jeanne, Abbess of Fontevrault

Sources

1. ↑ Douglas Richardson, Royal Ancestry, Vol. II, p. 467-468.
2. ↑ Douglas Richardson, Royal Ancestry, Vol. I, p. 235
3. ↑ Douglas Richardson, Royal Ancestry, Vol. II, p. 469

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