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, Count of Dreux
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Born | c. 1123 |
Died | 11 October 1188(1188-10-11) (aged 64–65) probably Braine |
Noble family | House of Dreux |
Spouse(s) | Agnes de Garlande Hawise of Salisbury Agnes de Baudemont |
Father | Louis VI of France |
Mother | Adélaide de Maurienne |
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 de 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 de 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.
1. Agnes de Garlande (1122–1143), daughter of Anseau de Garlande, count of Rochefort.[3]
2. Hawise of Salisbury (1118–1152),[9] widow of Rotrou III and daughter of Walter Fitz Edward of Salisbury, SheriffofWiltshire
3. Agnes de Baudemont, Countess of Braine, widow of Milo III of Bar-sur-Seine (1130 – c. 1202).[6]
Robert I, Count of Dreux Cadet branch of the Capetian dynasty Born: c. 1123 Died: 11 October 1188 | ||
New creation | Count of Dreux 1137–1184 |
Succeeded by |