Deen, Fordice, Hallett, Hodges and Van Horn Families - Person Sheet
Deen, Fordice, Hallett, Hodges and Van Horn Families - Person Sheet
NameRobert I de Dreux
Birth1123, Reims, Champagne-Ardenne, Francia
Death11 Oct 1188, Braine, Picardie, France
FatherLouis VI le Gros (1081-1137)
MotherAdélaide de Maurienne (Adelaide di Savoia) (1092-1154)
Notes for Robert I de Dreux
Robert I of Dreux, nicknamed the Great, was the fifth son of Louis VI of France and Adélaide de Maurienne. Through his mother he was related to the Carolingians and to the Marquess William V of Montferrat.
In 1137 he received the County of Dreux as an appanage from his father. He held this title until 1184 when he granted it to his son Robert II.
Through his marriages he also received the County of Braine-sur-Vesle, and the lordships of Fère-en-Tardenois, Pontarcy, Nesle, Longueville, Quincy-en-Tardenois, Savigny, and Baudemont.
Robert I participated in the Second Crusade and was at the Siege of Damascus in 1148. In 1158 he fought against the English and participated in the Siege of Séez in 1154.
In 1139 he married Agnes de Garlande. In 1145, he married Hawise of Salisbury. They had a daughter named Alix, who married Guy II de Châtillon
By his third marriage to Agnes de Baudemont in 1152, Robert and Agnes children were
Robert II , count of Dreux and Braine.
Henry , bishop of Orléans
Alix , married Raoul I, lord of Coucy
Philippe , bishop of Beauvais.
Isabella , married Hugh III of Broyes
Peter
William , lord of Braye, Torcy, and Chilly
John
Mamilie
Margaret , nun