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Countess Of Dreux
This article is of the Countesses of Dreux; the consorts of the French counts of Dreux. Countess of Dreux House of Dreux House of Thouars House of Albret House of Valois-Orléans House of Albret House of Valois :None House of Bourbon-Soissons House of Savoy-Carignan-Soissons House of Orléans-Longueville :None House of Bourbon-Vendôme House of Bourbon-Condé :None House of Palatinate-Simmern :None House of Bourbon-Condé :None House of Bourbon-Maine :None House of Bourbon-Penthièvre House of Orléans Sole surviving heiress of her father and of the properties of the house of Bourbon du Maine, Louise Marie Adélaïde de Bourbon (died 1821) added the château and domain of Dreux to the possessions of the house of Orléans by her marriage with Philippe Égalité. She was the mother of the future king Louis Philippe Louis Philippe (6 October 1773 – 26 August 1850) was King of the French from 1830 to 1848, and the penultimate ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Counts Of Dreux
The Counts of Dreux were a noble family of France, who took their title from the chief stronghold of their domain, the château of Dreux, which lies near the boundary between Normandy and the Île-de-France. They are notable for inheriting the Duchy of Brittany through Pierre de Dreux's marriage to Alix de Thouars in the early 13th century. History In the tenth century the lands belonged to the forebears of the Capetians; they passed by marriage to Walter, Count of the Vexin, then to Richard I of Normandy. In 1017 the lands were given as dowry to Richard's illegitimate daughter Matilda, who married Odo II, Count of Blois. King Robert II of France confiscated the lands of Dreux from Odo, and they formed part of the royal domain until Louis the Fat granted the county of Dreux as an appanage to his son Robert. The descendants of Robert held the county of Dreux until 1355, when the heiress, Countess Joan II of Dreux, married Simon de Thouars. Simon and Joan had three daughters and ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
