Robert I, Count of Dreux
French prince (1137–1184)
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Robert I of Dreux, nicknamed the Great (c. 1123 – 11 October 1188), was the fifth son of Louis VI of France and Adélaide de Maurienne.[1]
| Robert I | |
|---|---|
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| Count of Dreux | |
| Reign | 1137-1184 |
| Successor | Robert II |
| Born | c. 1123 |
| Died | 11 October 1188 (aged 64–65) probably Braine |
| Spouse | Agnes of Garlande Hawise of Salisbury Agnes of Baudemont |
| Issue more... | Adele of Dreux Robert II of Dreux |
| House | House of Dreux |
| Father | Louis VI of France |
| Mother | Adelaide of Maurienne |
Life
In 1137 he received the County of Dreux as an appanage from his father.[2] He held this title until 1184 when he granted it to his son Robert II.
In 1139 he married Agnes of Garlande.[3] In 1145, he married Hawise of Salisbury,[4] becoming count of Perche, as regent to his stepson Rotrou IV. By his third marriage to Agnes of Baudemont in 1152,[5] he received the County of Braine-sur-Vesle, and the lordships of Fère-en-Tardenois, Pontarcy, Nesle, Longueville, Quincy-en-Tardenois, Savigny, and Baudemont.[6]
Robert I participated in the Second Crusade and was at the Siege of Damascus in 1148.[7] He was credited for bringing the Damask rose from Syria to Europe.[8] In 1158, he fought against the English and participated in the Siege of Séez in 1154.
Marriages and children
1. Agnes of Garlande (1122–1143), daughter of Anseau of Garlande, count of Rochefort.[3]
- Simon (1141 – bef. 1182), lord of La Noue
2. Hawise of Salisbury (1118–1152),[9] widow of Rotrou III and daughter of Walter Fitz Edward of Salisbury, Sheriff of Wiltshire
- Adele (1145 – aft. 1210), married firstly Valéran III, count of Breteuil,[10] secondly Guy II, lord of Châtillon-sur-Marne,[11] thirdly John I of Thorotte, fourthly Ralph, count of Soissons.[12]
- Alice or Adelheid (1144–?)
3. Agnes of Baudemont, countess of Braine, widow of Milo III of Bar-sur-Seine (1130 – c. 1202).[6]
- Robert II (1154–1218), count of Dreux and Braine.[13]
- Henry (1155–1199), bishop of Orléans[9]
- Alice (1156 – aft. 1217), married Ralph I, lord of Coucy[12]
- Philip (1158–1217), bishop of Beauvais.[13]
- Isabella (1160–1239), married Hugh III of Broyes[14]
- Peter (1161–1186)[9]
- William (1163 – aft. 1189), lord of Braye, Torcy, and Chilly[9]
- John (1164 – aft. 1189)[9]
- Mamilie (1166–1200)
- Margaret (1167–?), nun