John I, Count of Dreux
Coat of arms of the Counts of Dreux
Born1215
Died1249
Noble familyHouse of Dreux
Spouse(s)Marie of Bourbon
IssueRobert IV
Yolande
FatherRobert III of Dreux
MotherAnnora of Saint-Valéry

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.

Life

Knighted 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:

References

  1. ^ a b Bubenicek 2002, p. 54.
  2. ^ a b Schenk 2012, p. 201.
  3. ^ a b Morganstern 2000, p. 43.

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John I, Count of Dreux House of DreuxCadet branch of the Capetian dynastyBorn: 1215 Died: 1249 Preceded byRobert III Count of Dreux 1234–1249 Succeeded byRobert IV



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